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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-24more like thismore than 2018-01-24
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: Public Appointments more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, whether experience is a criterion for appointment to the role of Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency New Forest West more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
uin 124728 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-01more like thismore than 2018-02-01
answer text <p>The role of the Director of Public Prosecutions is appointed by the Attorney General. When making the appointment a range of qualifications may be deemed suitable. A minimum of 10 years call or post qualified experience as either a barrister or solicitor is a statutory minimum requirement and the post holder is likely to have had significant criminal litigation practice.</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 2018-02-01T08:38:02.197Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-01T08:38:02.197Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
830081
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-24more like thismore than 2018-01-24
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 Attorney General: Directors more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, who the the lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are in the Law Officers' Departments. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 124778 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The non-executive Board members for:</p><ul><li><p>the CPS are: Jeremy Newman, Monica Burch, Alison Porter, Mark Hammond</p></li><li><p>the SFO are: Simon Duckworth OBE DL, Tony Osbladiston and Ruth Evans</p></li><li><p>GLD are: Jeremy Newman, Oonagh Harpur and Jenny Rowe, who is an Independent External member of GLD’s Audit &amp; Risk Committee and does not sit on the Board.</p></li></ul><p>There is no lead member in any of these instances.</p><p>The AGO and HMCPSI have no non-executive directors.</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 2018-01-29T17:39:02.397Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T17:39:02.397Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
830120
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-24more like thismore than 2018-01-24
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 Fireworks: Prosecutions more like this
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 people have been prosecuted for setting off fireworks after curfew hours in each of the last two years. more like this
tabling member constituency Dudley North more like this
tabling member printed
Ian Austin more like this
uin 124804 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-01more like thismore than 2018-02-01
answer text <p>Regulation 7 of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 prohibits the use of certain fireworks at night other than on a permitted fireworks night or by a person employed by a local authority putting on a fireworks display, national public celebration or a national commemorative event. The Regulation defines ‘night hours’ as 11pm – 7am. All such offences are initially prosecuted by the police under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999. The CPS only prosecutes cases where the offence is contested or where the proceedings include more serious non-specified offences.</p><p> </p><p>Records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of contested offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of successful prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>During the last two years the number of these offences, prosecuted by the CPS, was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fireworks Regulations 2004 and section 11(1) and (4) of the Fireworks Act 2003 { 7 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalization.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-01T15:13:36.493Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-01T15:13:36.493Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
1511
label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley more like this
828167
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-22more like thismore than 2018-01-22
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 Crime: Victims more like this
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 cases reviews have led to a reversal of a decision by the CPS in each year since the introduction of the Victims' Right to Review Scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 124127 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Victim’s Right to Review Scheme (VRR) was launched by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in June 2013. The right to request a review of a CPS decision arises where decisions are made not to bring proceedings (i.e. at the pre-charge stage); to discontinue or withdraw the case ending all proceedings involving the victim; to offer no evidence in all proceedings relating to the victim; or asks the court to leave all charges in all proceedings to lie on file. These are defined as qualifying decisions. If an appeal is upheld it may be possible to bring proceedings against a suspect if the original decision is found, on review, to be wrong.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of VRR appeals and the number upheld during each of the last four years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Qualifying Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total VRR Appeals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Qualifying Decisions Appealed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upheld Appeals (Decision Reversed)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>106,262</p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td><td><p>1.18%</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>129,230</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td><td><p>1.35%</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,600</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>1.53%</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,113</p></td><td><p>1,988</p></td><td><p>1.93%</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS VRR Tracker</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T17:39:14.023Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T17:39:14.023Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
828168
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-22more like thismore than 2018-01-22
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 Crime: Victims more like this
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 qualifying cases a review was sought under the Victims' Right to Review Scheme in each year since 2013. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 124128 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Victim’s Right to Review Scheme (VRR) was launched by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in June 2013. The right to request a review of a CPS decision arises where decisions are made not to bring proceedings (i.e. at the pre-charge stage); to discontinue or withdraw the case ending all proceedings involving the victim; to offer no evidence in all proceedings relating to the victim; or asks the court to leave all charges in all proceedings to lie on file. These are defined as qualifying decisions. If an appeal is upheld it may be possible to bring proceedings against a suspect if the original decision is found, on review, to be wrong.</p><p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of VRR appeals and the number upheld during each of the last four years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Qualifying Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total VRR Appeals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Qualifying Decisions Appealed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upheld Appeals (Decision Reversed)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>106,262</p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td><td><p>1.18%</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>129,230</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td><td><p>1.35%</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,600</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>1.53%</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,113</p></td><td><p>1,988</p></td><td><p>1.93%</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS VRR Tracker</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T17:38:46.89Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T17:38:46.89Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
824730
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-17more like thismore than 2018-01-17
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 Attorney General: Procurement more like this
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 contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers. more like this
tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
tabling member printed
Jon Trickett more like this
uin 123531 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-01more like thismore than 2018-02-01
answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD)<ins class="ministerial"> holds contracts with eight Government strategic suppliers</ins> and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) hold six contracts <del class="ministerial">each</del> with Government strategic suppliers.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) holds three contracts with Government strategic suppliers.</p><p>HMCPSI holds two contracts with Government strategic suppliers; and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) holds <del class="ministerial">one</del> contract<ins class="ministerial">s with three suppliers</ins>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-02-01T17:39:32.377Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2018-03-23T14:34:08.293Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-23T14:34:08.293Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
previous answer version
38874
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
410
label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this
825261
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-17more like thismore than 2018-01-17
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 Prosecutions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 16 January (HL4533), in cases where there is no evidence at all against an accused, whether the CPS intends to drop the wording recommended by Sir Richard Henriques that "the case failed to meet the evidential test", and to change the Code accordingly. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL4794 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-31more like thismore than 2018-01-31
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not currently intend to change the wording recommended by Sir Richard Henriques for public announcements of decisions not to charge an individual, namely that “the case failed to meet the evidential test”.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service has no immediate plans to change the wording of the evidential stage of the full Code test.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-31T13:39:38.513Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-31T13:39:38.513Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this
823376
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-16more like thismore than 2018-01-16
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 Attorney General: Beverage Containers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what estimate has been made of the number of hot drink cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department. more like this
tabling member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine West more like this
uin 122859 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-31more like thismore than 2018-01-31
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not keep records of the use or recycling of hot drinks cups. However, during 2016/17, the CPS recycled or reused 94% of its total waste.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) provides recyclable paper cups for the use of visitors and interviewees only. Approximately 2,000 of these are purchased each year. Staff are encouraged to recycle all paper waste, but records are not maintained on the number of cups that are actually recycled.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) currently makes no estimation of the number of cups used annually; however, none of the GLD’s waste goes to landfill.</p><p>The hot drink cups provided by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and HMCPSI for use by staff and visitors are ceramic and therefore reused rather than recycled.</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 2018-01-31T11:22:14.843Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-31T11:22:14.843Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4523
label Biography information for Catherine West more like this
823052
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-15more like thismore than 2018-01-15
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 Sentencing: Appeals more like this
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 sentences have been successfully appealed under the Unduly Lenient Sentences Scheme in each year for which statistics are available. more like this
tabling member constituency North Swindon more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Tomlinson more like this
uin 122735 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The number of sentences that have been successfully appealed during the last six years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO contacted</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referred to Court of Appeal (CA)</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>173*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentence increased by CA</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* This includes 25 sentences passed in 2017 which have been referred to the Court of Appeal, but which it has not yet considered.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T12:44:01.993Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T12:44:01.993Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
823160
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-15more like thismore than 2018-01-15
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 Attorney General: Ministerial Powers more like this
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 ministerial directions were issued to his Department in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
tabling member printed
Jon Trickett more like this
uin 122843 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-24more like thismore than 2018-01-24
answer text <p>No ministerial directions were issued to my department in the years 2015, 2016 or 2017.</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 2018-01-24T16:51:42.167Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-24T16:51:42.167Z
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
410
label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this