United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 30090
Evictions: Coronavirus
Introduced
16 March 2020
Last action
19 March 2020 · Answer
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19 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he plans to provide to people who are served with eviction notices to ensure that due process is followed and they have access to justice in the event of court closures as a result of the coronavirus
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16 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he plans to provide to people who are served with eviction notices to ensure that due process is followed and they have access to justice in the event of court closures as a result of the coronavirus
Source: Commons
19 March 2020
Answer
Emergency legislation is due to be laid to suspend new evictions from social or private rented accommodation while this national emergency is taking place. Furthermore, no new possession proceedings will start during this time.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-16/30090
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1185393
- uk · wq-1185393 · source updated 19 March 2020