Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on prison, probation and court systems

Justice Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Mar 2020 Closed: 29 Apr 2021 Parliament page
This inquiry looked at the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on prisons, probation services, court systems and legal professions. Read the key points in an interactive summary of our four reports on the impact of coronavirus on the justice system .
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1 Conclusion
3rd Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
The Covid-19 pandemic poses an urgent threat to public health and safety.
The Covid-19 pandemic poses an urgent threat to public health and safety. It is an unprecedented situation that has required an immediate response by the National Probation Service, CRCs and all other services providers along with the NHS to save … Read more
Government Response
The Committee recognise that Covid-19 has required an immediate and unprecedented response and praise the probation staff and offenders for adapting to the current situation. The Committee are aware that … Read more
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2 Recommendation
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The Committee recognise that Covid-19 has required an immediate and unprecedented response and praise the...
The Committee recognise that Covid-19 has required an immediate and unprecedented response and praise the probation staff and offenders for adapting to the current situation. The Committee are aware that the NPS and CRCs may differ in their models of … Read more
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3 Conclusion
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The model of probation delivery has changed substantially in the weeks since the introduction of...
The model of probation delivery has changed substantially in the weeks since the introduction of the UK lockdown, particularly the way in which case-management supervision is delivered. Additionally, other areas such as unpaid work and interventions have stopped. We recognise … Read more
Government Response
Social distancing guidelines require that we maintain restrictions with groups of service users, which affects delivery of both unpaid work (UPW) and Accredited Programmes. This affects both the group work … Read more
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4 Recommendation
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We recommend that the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS set out how the probation service...
We recommend that the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS set out how the probation service intends to address the backlogs that have built up over the past three months. Additionally, we recommend that the Ministry and HMPPS set out how … Read more
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5 Recommendation
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The Committee are pleased to see the commitment from HMPPS to learn from the current...
The Committee are pleased to see the commitment from HMPPS to learn from the current model of delivery. We recommend that HMPPS update the Committee on Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on probation systems 23 progress of this piece of work, … Read more
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6 Recommendation
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Staff shortages and increased workloads within the probation service preceded the Covid-19 outbreak.
Staff shortages and increased workloads within the probation service preceded the Covid-19 outbreak. Whilst the Committee recognise that Covid-19 means that some areas of work have stopped, it is clear that staff workloads are still extremely high, and staff morale … Read more
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7 Conclusion
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At the best of times, release from prison can be a difficult time for many,...
At the best of times, release from prison can be a difficult time for many, however, Covid-19 has created a very different environment for those released from prison to enter. Service provision in the community has changed substantially and it … Read more
Government Response
Prisoners released during the Covid-19 period faced a world that was radically different, with access to support services significantly changed. Some prisoners were released as they had reached the end … Read more
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8 Recommendation
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The Committee are pleased to hear about the work the Ministry has done with the...
The Committee are pleased to hear about the work the Ministry has done with the DWP to make Universal Credit more accessible to those leaving prisons. We also welcome the increase in the Subsistence Grant for those who are leaving … Read more
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9 Recommendation
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Accommodation is an important resettlement need for prison leavers, and we welcome the work that...
Accommodation is an important resettlement need for prison leavers, and we welcome the work that the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS have done during the pandemic to ensure that prison leavers have the best access to accommodation as possible. We … Read more
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10 Recommendation
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The probation service has been in a continual state of reform and uncertainty for the...
The probation service has been in a continual state of reform and uncertainty for the past five years, and is now adapting to the challenges presented by Covid-19. Whilst the announcement is a welcome one, the new model is expected … Read more
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1 Conclusion
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The Covid-19 pandemic poses an urgent threat to public health and safety.
The Covid-19 pandemic poses an urgent threat to public health and safety. It is an unprecedented situation that has required an immediate response by the prison service to protect the NHS and save lives. We praise the Prison Service and … Read more
Government Response
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges that we continue to address to maintain services in custody and the community. Guided by public health advice, we took … Read more
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2 Conclusion
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The Committee recognise the necessity of the measures introduced to minimise the spread of the...
The Committee recognise the necessity of the measures introduced to minimise the spread of the virus and save lives and commend staff and prisoners for adapting to these changes. However, we do not believe that the current regime is sustainable … Read more
Government Response
Our National Framework, which sets out in detail how we will take decisions about easing coronavirus-related restrictions in prisons, was published in June. This roadmap for easing restrictions in prisons … Read more
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3 Conclusion
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We are not clear as to why there is such wide variance across the estate...
We are not clear as to why there is such wide variance across the estate in type of regime and time out of cell. We agree with the Independent Monitoring Board and recommend that the Ministry of Justice set out … Read more
Government Response
The nature of the pandemic means the situation in any individual establishment can change very rapidly. Prisons must respond swiftly to outbreaks, and the need for staff to isolate can … Read more
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4 Conclusion
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The Committee recognise the severity of the current regime in prisons and commend both staff...
The Committee recognise the severity of the current regime in prisons and commend both staff and prisoners for responding and adapting to current circumstances. We are pleased to hear reports that the prison population have been largely compliant with changes … Read more
Government Response
At the start of the pandemic HMPPS took swift and decisive action to protect staff, those in our care, and the wider community and NHS from explosive outbreaks in prisons. … Read more
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5 Recommendation
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We recommend that the Ministry of Justice set out what additional mental health support is...
We recommend that the Ministry of Justice set out what additional mental health support is available for prisoners and what their long-term plan is to mitigate the effect lockdown may have on the mental health of prisoners should prisons remain … Read more
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6 Conclusion
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It is vital that prisoners are able to maintain contact with family and friends, particularly...
It is vital that prisoners are able to maintain contact with family and friends, particularly at such an uncertain time. Family contact is essential to a prisoner’s wellbeing and resettlement, and we welcome measures taken to ensure that prisoners are … Read more
Government Response
HMPPS fully recognise the importance of maintaining family contact for prisoners. This is why we quickly introduced video calling when the exceptional circumstances meant social visits were temporarily suspended in … Read more
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7 Recommendation
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While the secure video calling service is a temporary measure implemented in direct response to...
While the secure video calling service is a temporary measure implemented in direct response to the changes across the estate resulting from Covid-19, the Committee 28 Coronavirus (Covid-19): The impact on prisons believe there is scope for this service to … Read more
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8 Recommendation
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Given that prisons have been in a state of lockdown for 15 weeks, we are...
Given that prisons have been in a state of lockdown for 15 weeks, we are pleased to hear that Exceptional Delivery Models for stage 3 are being developed and that there are hopes to relax the regime in the next … Read more
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9 Conclusion
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We are pleased to hear that more than 98% of the prison estate now has...
We are pleased to hear that more than 98% of the prison estate now has cohorting in place. This appears to have been an effective strategy for containing the spread of the virus and protect the lives of staff and … Read more
Government Response
In March we introduced cohorting strategies, including the ‘compartmentalisation strategy’ across the estate, to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals, based on advice from PHE. We … Read more
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10 Conclusion
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The Committee welcome the Government’s decision to temporarily release pregnant women and women in prison...
The Committee welcome the Government’s decision to temporarily release pregnant women and women in prison with their children, whenever it is safe to do so. The Committee recognise that this cohort of women require specialist support in the community, but … Read more
Government Response
During the pandemic we have operated a scheme under which prisoners in the following groups may be considered for Compassionate Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL): • Pregnant women; • Prisoners … Read more
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11 Conclusion
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We ask the Government to set out how many prisoners were actively considered for release...
We ask the Government to set out how many prisoners were actively considered for release under the scheme and the principal reasons why just over 5 per cent were in fact released early.
Government Response
As of 15 November, 262 prisoners have been released as part of the End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) scheme. The ECTR scheme was aimed at low-risk offenders approaching the … Read more
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12 Conclusion
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It is not clear what impact increased court activity will have on the prison population,...
It is not clear what impact increased court activity will have on the prison population, and how MoJ and HMPPS intend to manage any potential influx as a result of increased court activity. The Committee are pleased to note that … Read more
Government Response
On 26 November, the department published updated prison population projections as National Statistics for 2020 to 2026. As the recently published prison population projections show, despite the decrease in recent … Read more
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13 Recommendation
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We welcome the sourcing and installation of temporary units to increase headroom across the prison...
We welcome the sourcing and installation of temporary units to increase headroom across the prison estate. We welcome the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Summer Statement on 8 July that £60m is being made available to … Read more
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14 Recommendation
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We recommend, however, that the Government investigate the reasons behind the relatively high level of...
We recommend, however, that the Government investigate the reasons behind the relatively high level of remand into custody and explain the reasons behind that, particularly given the pressures on the custodial estate during the coronavirus outbreak.
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15 Recommendation
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We recommend that the MoJ and Youth Custody Service set out how they have responded...
We recommend that the MoJ and Youth Custody Service set out how they have responded to the crisis in the context of the children’s estate and how the specific needs of children have been considered. It is also unclear why … Read more
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16 Conclusion
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We are concerned that there does not appear to be a sufficiently clear, separate plan...
We are concerned that there does not appear to be a sufficiently clear, separate plan on how the youth custodial estate will transition out of the current lockdown phase. We agree that plans need to be flexible enough to accommodate … Read more
Government Response
Our National Framework is intentionally flexible enough to accommodate the different circumstances and situations of different establishments. It sets out that delivery will vary on this basis, taking into account … Read more
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1 Conclusion
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Legal professionals have adapted impressively quickly to working from home and holding and attending hearings...
Legal professionals have adapted impressively quickly to working from home and holding and attending hearings remotely, but this can be difficult. Lord Burnett of Maldon, the Lord Chief Justice, told us that “the quality of the kit matters a great … Read more
Government Response
• The Ministry of Justice has been innovative and adapted our ways of working to ensure that the courts kept running during the pandemic, including a significant increase in the … Read more
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2 Recommendation
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There have been positive developments in providing online solutions to providing court services, but pending...
There have been positive developments in providing online solutions to providing court services, but pending full roll out of HMCTS’s cloud video platform, we recommend that the Ministry of Justice sets out the steps it is taking to ensure that … Read more
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3 Conclusion
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Publicly funded legal services providers were already under stress before coronavirus.
Publicly funded legal services providers were already under stress before coronavirus.
Government Response
• The Government has introduced a range of measures to support firms and self- employed individuals impacted by Coronavirus. The legal sector has been able to access several of these … Read more
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4 Recommendation
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It is important that the legal professions properly represent the society they serve, not least...
It is important that the legal professions properly represent the society they serve, not least because they form a large part of the pool from which the Judiciary is drawn. The MOJ should set out what it will do to … Read more
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5 Conclusion
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Newly qualified barristers face particular pressure.
Newly qualified barristers face particular pressure.
Government Response
• We agree with the Committee that Law Centres and other not-for profit providers play a vital role in helping people in communities across England and Wales access justice and … Read more
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6 Conclusion
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Small high street firms are particularly at risk from the effects of coronavirus restrictions.
Small high street firms are particularly at risk from the effects of coronavirus restrictions.
Government Response
• The Legal Aid Agency meets with representative bodies on a bi-monthly basis to discuss the operation of the civil and crime legal aid contracts as well as other legal … Read more
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7 Conclusion
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Law centres and other not-for-profit legal advice providers are also at great risk.
Law centres and other not-for-profit legal advice providers are also at great risk.
Government Response
We agree with the Committee that Law Centres and other not-for profit providers play a vital role in helping people in communities across England and Wales access justice and resolve … Read more
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8 Conclusion
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The furlough scheme has been very useful, with both solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers using...
The furlough scheme has been very useful, with both solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers using it to reduce staff costs. We heard that the loan schemes were less helpful, particularly for small high street firms.
Government Response
In response to the pandemic, the Government announced an unprecedented package of support measures to assist those impacted by Coronavirus. Legal practitioners and firms have been able to access support … Read more
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9 Conclusion
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The Legal Aid Agency has made changes to help the legal professions.
The Legal Aid Agency has made changes to help the legal professions. For example, it has made it easier to claim interim and hardship payments, aligned some fees for remote work with those for in-person work, and halted pursuit of … Read more
Government Response
Turning to the legal aid market, the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency introduced a range of measures to help legal aid providers to weather the coronavirus pandemic while … Read more
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10 Conclusion
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The support provided by the Government is welcome, but it cannot compensate for the significant...
The support provided by the Government is welcome, but it cannot compensate for the significant drop-off in the amount of work being done and remove the risk of a collapse in legal services providers. (Paragraph 32) The way ahead
Government Response
The Government has introduced a range of measures to support firms and self-employed individuals impacted by Coronavirus. The legal sector has been able to access several of these measures which, … Read more
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11 Conclusion
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It is important that the legal professions are in good shape to deal with the...
It is important that the legal professions are in good shape to deal with the increase in demand for legal advice and representation that is on the horizon.
Government Response
The Government has introduced a range of measures to support firms and self-employed individuals impacted by Coronavirus. The legal sector has been able to access several of these measures which, … Read more
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12 Recommendation
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We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers the Bar Council’s proposals for using alternative...
We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers the Bar Council’s proposals for using alternative evidence (other than tax returns) for bringing new barristers and returning practitioners within the remit of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and that it report … Read more
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13 Recommendation
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We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers the Law Society’s detailed proposals for payment...
We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers the Law Society’s detailed proposals for payment and repayment of monthly payments (to solicitors firms and not-for-profit providers) and that the Ministry of Justice reports back to us on whether it decides … Read more
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14 Recommendation
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We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers further grants for law centres and other...
We recommend that the Ministry of Justice considers further grants for law centres and other not-for-profit legal services providers that are at risk of collapse. The Ministry of Justice should report back to us with its decision and provide its … Read more
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15 Conclusion
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On 23 June, we asked Robert Buckland about business rates relief, and he suggested that...
On 23 June, we asked Robert Buckland about business rates relief, and he suggested that his requests to the Treasury were unlikely to be fulfilled but that he was looking for other imaginative solutions. The Ministry of Justice should consider … Read more
Government Response
The Government has introduced a range of measures to support firms and self-employed individuals impacted by Coronavirus. The legal sector has been able to access several of these measures which, … Read more
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16 Recommendation
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We urge the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency to continue to be...
We urge the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency to continue to be creative as to how legal aid is administered so that the legal professions are not further damaged by inflexible processes and contractual requirements on top … Read more
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Correspondence 80 letters
9 Mar 2021 Letter dated 4 March 2021 from Sir Robert Neill MP, Chair, Justice Committee, to the Attorney General, on Statutory Instrument - The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2021
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24 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 16 February 2021, regarding funding of Nightingale court sites
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24 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 9 February 2021, regarding the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 Order 2021
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3 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 29 January 21, regarding Custody Time Limits
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3 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 28 January 2021, regarding Rapid Testing pilot at Manchester Civil Justice Centre
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27 Jan 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 20 January 2021, regarding follow up to the evidence session on 1 December
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19 Jan 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 13 January 2021, regarding Prosecution of Offences Regulations 2021
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15 Jan 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 8 January 2021, regarding evictions SI
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16 Dec 2020 To committee Letter from Chair to Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 16 December 2020, regarding Lugano
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15 Dec 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 8 December 2020, regarding update on coronavirus protection from evictions
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1 Dec 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, dated 25 November 2020, regarding custody time limits
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25 Nov 2020 To committee Letter from Sir Robert Neill MP, Chair, Justice Committee, to Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020
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13 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 7 October 2020, regarding issuing of fixed penalty notices
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29 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Dame Anne Owers, National Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards, dated 22 September 2020, regarding update on IMBs findings
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29 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 28 September 2020, regarding the resumption of possession proceedings after 20 September
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16 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Chair to Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 16 September 2020, regarding Fixed Penalty Notices
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10 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Chair to Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 10 September 2020, regarding extension of the stay on possession proceedings
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9 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 24 August 2020, regarding extending the temporary stay on possession proceedings
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21 Jul 2020 Written evidence from Fair Trials
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21 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 19 July 2020, regarding additional Courts and Tribunals Capacity programme
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15 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 7 July 2020, regarding the impact of COVID-19 on criminal enforcement
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8 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from Dame Anne Owers, National Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards, dated 2 July 2020, regarding update on IMB findings
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8 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 30 June 2020, regarding Court and Tribunal recovery update
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1 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from Chris Philp MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, dated 17 June 2020, regarding release of HMCTS' weekly operational management information dashboard
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Legal Aid Practitioners
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Transform Justice
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Young Legal Aid Lawyers
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Law Society's Junior Lawyers Division
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
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30 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Law Centres Network
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24 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Arthur Michael Robinson
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17 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, dated 10 June, regarding reforms to probation services
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17 Jun 2020 Covid-19 briefing from Unlock
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17 Jun 2020 Covid-19 briefing from Criminal Justice Alliance
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17 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon The Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, dated 9 June 2020, regarding open justice
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17 Jun 2020 Covid-19 briefing from Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Chris Philp MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, dated 3 June 2020, regarding changes made to mitigate the impact of Covid 19 on the Courts and Tribunal System
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10 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from the Children's Rights Alliance for England and the Youth Justice Legal Centre, part of Just for Kids Law
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Dame Anne Owers, National Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards, dated 3 June 2020, regarding update on findings
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Chair to Attorney General, dated 9 June 2020, in response to her letter of 3 June
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, regarding Covid 19 plans for easing of restrictions
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Juliet Lyon, Chair, Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, dated 1 June 2020, regarding rapid review of prisoner experiences under Covid-19
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10 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 3 June 2020, regarding SI on Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
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4 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 28 May 2020, regarding CPT Statement of Principles
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4 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Clinks
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4 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Prison Reform Trust
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4 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from JUSTICE
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4 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Prisons and Probation, dated 22 May 2020, regarding deployment of temporary Accommodation across the Prison Estate as part of covid 19 mitigation plan
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4 Jun 2020 Covid 19 briefing from Howard League for Penal Reform
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4 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Prisons and Probation, dated 26 May 2020, regarding HMPPS reporting of staff cases of Covid-19
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4 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Prisons and Probation, dated 28 May 2020, regarding covid 19 testing for prison and probation staff
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28 May 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, dated 15 May 2020, regarding Covid 19 in prisons family contact
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28 May 2020 COVID-19 briefing from NACRO
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28 May 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Prison Reform Trust
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28 May 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Clinks
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22 May 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 11 May 2020, regarding resumption of jury trials
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13 May 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, dated 4 May 2020, regarding COVID 19 testing for prison and probation staff
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5 May 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, dated 28 April 2020, regarding update on the Prison Estate
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5 May 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 28 April 2020, regarding Covid 19 in prisons PHE modelling
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5 May 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, dated 5 May 2020, regarding Covid-19 impact on legal sector
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28 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Susan Acland-Hood, Chief Executive, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, dated 27 April 2020, relating to Covid 19 the impact on prison, probation and court systems
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22 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 6 April 2020 regarding an update on Covid-19
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22 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, dated 1 April 2020, regarding temporary release from custody of pregnant prisoners
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from INQUEST
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Prison Reform Trust
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Women in Prison: additional material on women's Centre planning for release
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Women in Prison
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Transform Justice
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Switchback
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Prison Governors Association
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Magistrates Association
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from JUSTICE
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8 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Chair to Chancellor of Exchequer, dated 8 April 2020, on future of legal professions
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from the Public and Commercial Services Union
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Revolving Doors Agency
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Criminal Justice Alliance
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from an Individual Barrister
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Howard League
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8 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Sir Robert Neill to Lord Chancellor, dated 8 April 2020 regarding Committee hearing on 7 April 2020
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8 Apr 2020 COVID-19 briefing from Standing Committee for Youth Justice
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