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Bill Documents
17 Jan 2024 - Amendment Paper
HL Bill 12(o) Amendments for Grand Committee
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Found: dispute resolution) is amended as follows. (1) (2) In the heading, for “cross border or domestic


Deposited Papers

May. 21 2008

Source Page: Resolving disputes in the workplace: Government response. 60 p. URN 08/539.
Document: DEP2008-1349.pdf (PDF)

Found: Mr Gibbons™ report, fiA review of employment dispute resolution in Great Britainfl, was published on 21


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Justice

May. 22 2024

Source Page: Faster resolution for small claims as mediation baked into courts process
Document: Faster resolution for small claims as mediation baked into courts process (webpage)

Found: Faster resolution for small claims as mediation baked into courts process


Written Question
State Retirement Pensions: Women
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, whether he plans to accept the invitation from Garden Court Chambers to attend mediation talks with Joanne Welch from CEDAWinLAW on an alternative dispute resolution for women born in the 1950s who were affected by changes in the State Pension age.

Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

In the legal challenge on changes to State Pension age, both the High Court and Court of Appeal have found no fault in the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995, finding Government acted entirely lawfully and did not discriminate on any grounds.

Additionally, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not completed his investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pension. It would be inappropriate to enter into Alternative Dispute Resolution with third parties or comment while the PHSO investigation is ongoing. Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.


Deposited Papers

May. 12 2009

Source Page: A consultation paper on the right to enfranchise (RTE) provisions. 36 p.
Document: DEP2009-1382.pdf (PDF)

Found: Question 3: Do you agree that it would also be necessary to introduce a speci˜c dispute resolution process


Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Ministry of Justice

Apr. 08 2024

Source Page: Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings
Document: Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings in England and Wales (PDF)

Found: Duration: From 08-04-2024 to 03-06-24 Enquiries (including requests for the paper in an alternative


Select Committee
Letter from Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 9 April 2024 relating to the Consultation on reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings in England and Wales

Correspondence Apr. 16 2024

Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: The giving and receiving of genuine apologies can play an important role in the dispute resolution process


Written Question
Special Educational Needs: Mediation
Thursday 1st February 2024

Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what opportunities parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have had to contribute to the development of new professional standards for mediators working with SEND.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

In the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, the department committed to work with the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) and the College of Mediators (CoM) to review and build on the existing professional standards for SEND mediators, which was first published in 2018. The standards are owned by CMC and CoM and apply to those listed on their joint register of accredited SEND mediators.

CMC and CoM conducted a review of the existing standards last year and are currently consulting on proposed updated standards. Departmental officials have been working closely with CMC and CoM to ensure that the views of families, local authorities and other stakeholders are considered.

Parents and carers of children with SEND can contribute their views directly by responding to the consultation via the CMC’s website: https://civilmediation.org/send-consultation.

The department has also engaged with the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF), which is the national combined strategic voice of parent carer forums working in co-production with the government. All funded local parent carer forums are, by default, members of the NPCF. The department has engaged with NNPCF via the department’s SEND Dispute Resolution Steering Group, where they have had an opportunity to comment and share their views on plans to update the standards. NNPCF have also shared details of the consultation with their network.

The Council for Disabled Children and Contact have also shared details of the consultation.


Bill Documents
14 Nov 2023 - Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Professor Christopher Hodges OBE PhD MA FSALS FRSA (RRB15)
Renters (Reform) Bill 2022-23

Found: The direction of travel is away from ADR (alternative dispute resolution as an institution – but firmly


Select Committee
Chartered Trading Standards Institute
HBS0050 - Improving the home buying and selling process

Written Evidence May. 16 2024

Inquiry: Improving the home buying and selling process
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)

Found: using an Approved Code, consumers have access to a clear complaint procedure and, if necessary, an Alternative