Question follow-through · 4420
Civil Disorder: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of violent disorder cases were heard by (a) district judges and (b) lay magistrates in August.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 13 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of violent disorder cases were heard by (a) district judges and (b) lay magistrates in August.
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Sept 2024
Answer published
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Family Proceedings
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CAFCASS
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CAFCASS: Training
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to staff of CAFCASS on unconscious bias, with particular reference to fathers in family court proceedings.
CAFCASS: Complaints
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been made against CAFCASS in each of the last five years alleging (a) discrimination and (b) bias against fathers; and how many such complaints were upheld.
Family Proceedings: Fathers
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to commission an independent review into the practices of CAFCASS to assess whether fathers are treated equitably in family court proceedings.
Custody
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases involving CAFCASS resulted in recommendations for primary residence with (a) mothers and (b) fathers in the most recent year for which data is available.
Custody
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how CAFCASS ensures that safeguarding considerations are balanced with the rights of both parents to maintain meaningful relationships with children.
CAFCASS: Training
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service officers on ensuring neutrality between parents in family court proceedings.
Family Procedings
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has assessed trends in the level of regional variations in recommendations made by CAFCASS including differing outcomes for fathers.
CAFCASS
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with fathers’ advocacy groups on the practices of CAFCASS.
Offences against Children: Asylum
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