Every parliamentary written question tabled by Warinder Juss this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending.
Education is vital to reducing reoffending. Rising costs have affected the delivery hours in one part of our offer. However, we are modernising provision: expanding digital access, vocational pathways and enrichment opportunities. Apprenticeships are grow...
What safeguards exist for (a) vulnerable and (b) elderly people when (i) wills and (ii) codicils are prepared for them.
There are various safeguards in statute (principally the Wills Act 1837) and the common law in relation to the making of wills and codicils. The law requires that a testator must have the necessary testamentary capacity to make a will, and for that will to be valid a testator must also know and approve of the contents of his or her will (or codicil). Where a will is executed as a result of fraud or undue influence, the will is void and therefore has no effect, and where there are concerns on these grounds there is a legal basis for challenging a will’s validity. The Law Commission is currently reviewing the law of wills and one of the issues it has particularly focused on is the protection of vulnerable testators. The Commission will be publishing its final report shortly and the Government will consider its recommendations with care.
What steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.
One of the first actions of the Government was to bring forward planned increases to pay, enabling staff to access higher pay earlier than planned.On 12 February 2025, the Lord Chancellor announced measures to support probation officers by investing in new technology to lessen the administrative burden; focusing their work on high-risk offenders; and recruiting 1,300 more officers.