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176955

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law: Conferences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Islamic countries have been invited to participate in the Global Law Summit marking 800 years since Magna Carta; and which Islamic countries will send delegations.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL4585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>A large number of delegations have been invited, and will be attending, from around the globe. We are pleased that this will include over 90 Ministers and Attorneys General representing at least 65 governments and that delegates will come from countries of many different religions and many different types of legal system.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 12/02/2015 17:53:19 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

177210

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that all victims of domestic abuse access legal aid for family cases.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	222992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Legal aid in England and Wales is available to victims of domestic violence where they need it to help break free from the abusive relationship. Access to legal aid for protective injunctions to prevent domestic violence remains identical to that prior to the legal aid reforms. These matters continue to be funded without the need for evidence. In private family law cases (such as child or financial arrangements) legal aid continues to be available where there is evidence of domestic violence or child abuse - the list of acceptable evidence is wide and comprehensive.</p><p> </p><p>In a recent judgment, the High Court found that the domestic violence evidential requirements are lawful and reflect the intention of Parliament in providing legal aid for those victims of domestic violence who require assistance because they will be intimidated or materially disadvantaged by having to face their abuser in court.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/02/2015 17:37:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

177211

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds have applied for legal aid under the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	222961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Social Welfare</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>24,035</p></td><td><p>13,192</p></td><td><p>3,716</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,027</p></td><td><p>28,320</p></td><td><p>39,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>27,431</p></td><td><p>8,222</p></td><td><p>3,075</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,181</p></td><td><p>18,141</p></td><td><p>33,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>30,227</p></td><td><p>5,252</p></td><td><p>2,567</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>57,143</p></td><td><p>14,818</p></td><td><p>26,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>36,703</p></td><td><p>4,159</p></td><td><p>1,477</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>44,561</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td><td><p>11,530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 and under</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19-25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>97,078</p></td><td><p>244,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92,965</p></td><td><p>204,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv</a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.</p><p>These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:</p><p><strong>Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014</strong></p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 to 24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2013 to Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2014 to Sep 2014</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222917 222918 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

177212

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the speech by the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties of 24 September 2014 at the Family Mediation Association Annual Conference 2014, whether his Department plans to seek the views of children, young people and expert non-governmental organisaitons in its review of children's access to legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	222962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the reforms to civil legal aid, funding remains available in around 95% of cases where a child or young person is the applicant. This includes legal aid for all public law children cases, and where a child is a party in private family law cases.<br><br>The Government has made clear that it will undertake a post-implementation review of the legal aid provisions within the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) within 3-5 years of implementation. Although the scope of this review has not been finalised, it is expected that it will consider evidence from a wide range of sources. <br><br>In the mean time, the Government continues at all times to review the operation of the legal aid system. Ministers have considered, and will continue to consider, all representations and evidence about the impact of LASPO on young people.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 05/02/2015 16:42:21 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

177213

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children received (a) social welfare, (b) family, (c) immigration and (d) prison legal aid in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	222917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Social Welfare</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>24,035</p></td><td><p>13,192</p></td><td><p>3,716</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,027</p></td><td><p>28,320</p></td><td><p>39,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>27,431</p></td><td><p>8,222</p></td><td><p>3,075</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,181</p></td><td><p>18,141</p></td><td><p>33,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>30,227</p></td><td><p>5,252</p></td><td><p>2,567</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>57,143</p></td><td><p>14,818</p></td><td><p>26,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>36,703</p></td><td><p>4,159</p></td><td><p>1,477</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>44,561</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td><td><p>11,530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 and under</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19-25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>97,078</p></td><td><p>244,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92,965</p></td><td><p>204,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv</a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.</p><p>These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:</p><p><strong>Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014</strong></p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 to 24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2013 to Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2014 to Sep 2014</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222918 222961 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

177214

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds received legal aid in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	222918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Social Welfare</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>24,035</p></td><td><p>13,192</p></td><td><p>3,716</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,027</p></td><td><p>28,320</p></td><td><p>39,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>27,431</p></td><td><p>8,222</p></td><td><p>3,075</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>61,181</p></td><td><p>18,141</p></td><td><p>33,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>30,227</p></td><td><p>5,252</p></td><td><p>2,567</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>57,143</p></td><td><p>14,818</p></td><td><p>26,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>18 and under</p></td><td><p>36,703</p></td><td><p>4,159</p></td><td><p>1,477</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19-25</p></td><td><p>44,561</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td><td><p>11,530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 and under</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19-25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>97,078</p></td><td><p>244,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92,965</p></td><td><p>204,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv</a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.</p><p>These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:</p><p><strong>Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014</strong></p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 to 24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2013 to Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2014 to Sep 2014</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222917 222961 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

177215

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from prison did not attend the first scheduled meeting with their probation officer in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	222912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>It has not been possible within the deadline to produce the requested information from operational systems. However, I will write to the honourable member with this information as soon as possible.</p><p /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/02/2015 17:06:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

177216

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released from prison on a Friday in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	222892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below in respect of releases from determinate sentences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of releases from determinate sentences<sup>(1)</sup> on Fridays, 2010 to September 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014 </strong></p><p><strong>Q1-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All releases</p></td><td><p>89,666</p></td><td><p>85,540</p></td><td><p>85,525</p></td><td><p>78,748</p></td><td><p>54,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which were on a Friday</p></td><td><p>30,813</p></td><td><p>29,877</p></td><td><p>30,397</p></td><td><p>27,557</p></td><td><p>19,527</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>1) Not inclusive of releases from remand or from indeterminate sentences.</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Sources and Quality: The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are released either once they reach their automatic release date – that is, when they have a statutory entitlement to be released – or on a discretionary basis either by the Parole Board, the Secretary of State or by prison governors (if being released early on Home Detention Curfew (HDC)).</p><p> </p><p>If a prisoner has an automatic release date that falls on a weekend or Bank Holiday, they are released on the Friday before. It would be unlawful to hold them beyond the date on which they have a statutory entitlement to be free, so for that reason they are released on the first working day immediately preceding their release date.</p><p> </p><p>The exception to this is prisoners serving very short sentences – of less than 5 days – where there is specific statutory provision for them to be released on a Saturday if their release date falls on a weekend.<br><br></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/02/2015 17:06:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

176919

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 906848, what guidance his Department issues on when Government departments should seek to legislate to establish a legal basis for the sharing of personal data.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not publish guidance on when departments should legislate to establish a legal basis for sharing personal data. However, we have published general guidance for departments, which seeks to clarify the legal circumstances in which the data sharing powers of public bodies can be exercised. The Public Sector Data Sharing guidance can be found at:</p><p><em><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/data-sharing/annex-h-data-sharing.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/data-sharing/annex-h-data-sharing.pdf</a></em></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 04/02/2015 09:53:47 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

176799

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average value was of a confiscation order for drug-related crimes in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average value of confiscation orders made for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the ‘current’ order value and not the ‘original’ order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total orders issued</strong></p></td><td><p>6401</p></td><td><p>6033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)</strong></p></td><td><p>£16,336.86</p></td><td><p>£16,490.30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.</p><p> </p><p>The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.</p><p>The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222732 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
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