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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-30more like thismore than 2017-01-30
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what the procedure is for presenting a case to the Crown Prosecution Service independently of the police. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
tabling member printed
Fiona Bruce more like this
uin 62297 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-02more like thismore than 2017-02-02
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal prosecuting authority for England and Wales. The functions of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) as head of the CPS are set out in section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.</p><p> </p><p>The DPP may instigate a prosecution in any case investigated by the police or any of the Government departments or other agencies specifically set out in section 3 and in the exercise of any power specifically assigned to her by the Attorney General. There is no power to prosecute offences which have been investigated by any person or body not listed in section 3 or in an assignment, with the exception that the DPP may also institute criminal proceedings in any case where it appears to her to be appropriate to do so, including cases of particular importance or difficulty.</p><p> </p><p>The use of this power is rare, and anyone approaching the CPS asking them to consider a case for prosecution under this section will usually be recommended to contact the police, as the CPS has no power to investigate a case.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, section 6 of the same Act preserves the right of any individual to commence a private prosecution although the DPP may also take over such proceedings where it is appropriate.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-02T18:03:42.607Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-02T18:03:42.607Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
638048
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-16more like thismore than 2016-11-16
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what the staff budget of the Crown Prosecution Service was in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Torfaen more like this
tabling member printed
Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
uin 53463 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-21more like thismore than 2016-11-21
answer text <p><strong> </strong>The staff budget of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in each year since 2010, is given below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Staff Budgets £’000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>737,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>372,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>361,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>347,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>313,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>291,472</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-21T16:37:17.127Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-21T16:37:17.127Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4479
label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
638051
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-16more like thismore than 2016-11-16
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, in what proportion of cases the Crown Prosecution Service used (a) in-house lawyers and (b) independent barristers in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Torfaen more like this
tabling member printed
Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
uin 53467 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-21more like thismore than 2016-11-21
answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cases are not prosecuted exclusively by in-house lawyers or independent barristers. Many cases are transferred between in-house and self-employed advocates. Therefore it is not possible to report on the proportion of cases prosecuted solely by one type of advocate or the other.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does record the proportion of work undertaken across the 13 CPS Areas in the Crown Court and High Court by in-house and self-employed advocates by value, in accordance with the prosecution fee schemes. Data for the last 6 years is contained in table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>TABLE 1 - Proportion of the work undertaken in the Crown Court by in-house and self-employed advocates by value </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated in-house advocate costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure on external advocates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of in-house costs (%)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of external costs (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,020,236</p></td><td><p>134,194,870</p></td><td><p>13.0%</p></td><td><p>87.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,787,591</p></td><td><p>111,041,044</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>84.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,286,293</p></td><td><p>110,608,524</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td><td><p>84.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>21,759,812</p></td><td><p>114,606,542</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td><td><p>84.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>15,932,453</p></td><td><p>118,557,077</p></td><td><p>10.3%</p></td><td><p>88.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>14,953,333</p></td><td><p>132,024,999</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td><td><p>89.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: CIS Crown Advocacy &amp; Finance modules</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the magistrates’ courts the CPS collects data on half-day court sessions conducted by in-house advocates (Associate Prosecutors, Crown Prosecutors and Senior Crown Prosecutors) and external advocates (Agents). Data for the last 6 years is contained in table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>TABLE 2 – The number of half-day court sessions conducted by in-house and external advocates </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lawyer Sessions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>AP Sessions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>AP2 Sessions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agent Sessions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Covered by Agents %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>198,798</p></td><td><p>103,626</p></td><td><p>4,358</p></td><td><p>33,033</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>175,670</p></td><td><p>93,715</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>27,892</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>132,932</p></td><td><p>76,515</p></td><td><p>8,181</p></td><td><p>55,703</p></td><td><p>20.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>115,717</p></td><td><p>64,239</p></td><td><p>5,781</p></td><td><p>66,717</p></td><td><p>26.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>104,098</p></td><td><p>57,450</p></td><td><p>4,030</p></td><td><p>63,295</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>101,156</p></td><td><p>51,914</p></td><td><p>3,368</p></td><td><p>65,675</p></td><td><p>29.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: CIS Manpower module</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-21T16:38:13.947Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-21T16:38:13.947Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4479
label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
516142
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-27more like thismore than 2016-04-27
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, (a) how much funding he has allocated to and (b) how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the CPS's Proceeds of Crime Unit in each year since 2009. more like this
tabling member constituency Hampstead and Kilburn more like this
tabling member printed
Tulip Siddiq more like this
uin 35792 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-09more like thismore than 2016-05-09
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) allocated the following funding to its Proceeds of Crime Unit since 2009.</p><p>2008/09 £ 2,556,535</p><p>2009/10 £ 4,339,422</p><p>2010/11 £ 7,311,688</p><p>2011/12 £ 6,096,729</p><p>2012/13 £ 5,967,226</p><p>2013/14 £ 6,125,024</p><p>2014/15 £ 8,378,651</p><p>2015/16 £10,035,821</p><p> </p><p>The following average full-time equivalent staff in post for Proceeds of Crime Unit since 2009 were:-</p><p>2008/09 41.9</p><p>2009/10 60.0</p><p>2010/11 73.1</p><p>2011/12 65.1</p><p>2012/13 77.3</p><p>2013/14 77.7</p><p>2014/15 124.4</p><p>2015/16 140.4</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-05-09T14:59:37.167Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-09T14:59:37.167Z
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
4518
label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq more like this
421294
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many wasted cost orders were made (a) in favour and (b) against the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2010-11; and for what reasons such wasted cost orders were made against the Crown Prosecution Service. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11885 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Servicedoes not maintain a central record of the number of wasted cost orders made in favour of, or against, the prosecution. To obtain this information would require a manual file examination incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:56:40.997Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:56:40.997Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
387884
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-06more like thismore than 2015-07-06
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the position of the incumbent Director of Public Prosecutions in view of the recent decision to charge Lord Janner. more like this
tabling member constituency Rochdale more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Danczuk more like this
uin 5644 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-09more like thismore than 2015-07-09
answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Decisions on whether or not to bring criminal charges are taken by prosecutors who are independent from government and independent from Parliament. I am confident of the independence and the integrity of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, in making the difficult judgements the job of a prosecutor involves.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Victims’ Right to Review, which Alison Saunders helped to bring in, allows any victim of crime who is dissatisfied with a decision taken by a prosecutor not to proceed with their case to ask for the decision to be reviewed. This review has operated as it was designed to in the case of Greville Janner.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are world leaders in offering that safeguard for victims and since Alison Saunders has been DPP, the CPS has prosecuted and convicted more child sex offenders than ever before.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In the year to 31<sup>st </sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">The Attorney General’s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General’s Office website - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>. </del></p>
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-09T12:58:22.593Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-09T12:58:22.593Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-07-09T13:24:23.12Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-09T13:24:23.12Z
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
previous answer version
13176
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
4059
label Biography information for Simon Danczuk more like this
349628
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-10more like thismore than 2015-06-10
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many full-time equivalent staff who are qualified (a) barristers and (b) solicitors were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010 to 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Phillips more like this
uin 1930 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-18more like thismore than 2015-06-18
answer text <p>The number of full-time equivalent staff who are qualified (a) barristers and (b) solicitors who were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010 to 2015 is shown in the table below</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Barristers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Solicitors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>740.3</p></td><td><p>2085.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>741.3</p></td><td><p>1845.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>646.8</p></td><td><p>1705.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>612.2</p></td><td><p>1617.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>627.7</p></td><td><p>1627.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong>Data extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March in each year Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database Data may differ from previously published data due to differing specifications</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-18T09:26:44.697Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-18T09:26:44.697Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4054
label Biography information for Stephen Phillips more like this
349629
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-10more like thismore than 2015-06-10
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the years from 2010 to 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Phillips more like this
uin 1931 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-18more like thismore than 2015-06-18
answer text <p>The number of full-time equivalent people employed on the Crown Prosecution Service’s staff in each of the years from 2010 to 2015 is shown below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>8,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>7,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>6,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-18T09:30:21.597Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-18T09:30:21.597Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4054
label Biography information for Stephen Phillips more like this
349631
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-10more like thismore than 2015-06-10
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of the budget of the Crown Prosecution Service was spent on (a) premises, (b) administration, (c) staff, (d) external suppliers, other than external Counsel, (e) external Counsel and (f) other costs in each of the years 2010 to 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Phillips more like this
uin 2030 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-18more like thismore than 2015-06-18
answer text <p>The proportion of the budget that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spent on (a) premises, (b) administration, (c) staff, (d) external suppliers other than external Counsel, (e) external Counsel and (f) other costs in each of the years 2010 to 2015 is given below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Premises</strong></p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Administration</strong></p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff</strong></p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>External suppliers</strong></p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Counsel</strong></p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Note: </strong>The figures for the years 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 do not sum to 100% because in each of these years the CPS reported a small underspend against its budget.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-18T09:25:33.27Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-18T09:25:33.27Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4054
label Biography information for Stephen Phillips more like this
178633
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-02-09more like thismore than 2015-02-09
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest available figures for the number of (1) men, and (2) women, employed in the Crown Prosecution Service. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this
uin HL4783 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-02-20more like thismore than 2015-02-20
answer text <p>At the 31 January 2015, there were 2,218 men and 4,201 women (headcount) employed in the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-20T16:20:44.787Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-20T16:20:44.787Z
answering member
630
label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness more like this
tabling member
950
label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this