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

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Mar 2020 Closed: 29 Apr 2021 26 recommendations 16 conclusions 3 reports

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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Reports

3 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
7th Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19): the impact on the legal… HC 520 3 Aug 2020 16 Responded
4th Report - Coronavirus (Covid-19): The impact on prisons HC 299 27 Jul 2020 16 Responded
3rd Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on probation… HC 461 20 Jul 2020 10 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
13 Recommendation 7th Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19): the… Rejected

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 to adopt the proposals and, if not, provide the reasons … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government considered the Law Society's proposals for monthly payments but did not adopt them, citing that the Standard Monthly Payment would provide inconsistent and limited support unrelated to overall financial circumstances. They advised providers to discuss individual circumstances with the Legal Aid Agency and …
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Ministry of Justice
15 Recommendation 7th Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19): the… Rejected

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 how it can help those self-employed practitioners whose profits are … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government explains its rationale for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme's £50,000 profit threshold and details existing business and employment support packages for legal firms not eligible for business rates relief, implicitly declining to consider new, targeted assistance as recommended.
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Ministry of Justice

Correspondence

80 letters
DateDirectionTitle
9 Mar 2021 — Letter dated 4 March 2021 from Sir Robert Neill MP, Chair, Justice Committee, t…
24 Feb 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
24 Feb 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 9 February 2…
3 Feb 2021 To cttee Letter from Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for J…
3 Feb 2021 To cttee Letter from Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for J…
27 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
19 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
15 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
16 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from Chair to Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 16 December 2020, r…
15 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
1 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State …
25 Nov 2020 To cttee Letter from Sir Robert Neill MP, Chair, Justice Committee, to Rt Hon Robert Buc…
13 Oct 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 7 October 20…
29 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Dame Anne Owers, National Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards, dat…
29 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
16 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Chair to Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, Attorney General, dated 16 …
10 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Chair to Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretar…
9 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
21 Jul 2020 — Written evidence from Fair Trials
21 Jul 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…

Meetings & visits

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DateTypeDetail
19 Jan 2021 Formal meeting — · Virtual meeting