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173956

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the sex was of the (a) complainant and (b) defendant in each of the cases of stalking brought since the implementation of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; and what the outcome was in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	220996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <blockquote><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the sex of either complainants or defendants prosecuted in cases where charges of stalking under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 have been brought. Obtaining this information would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/01/2015 14:32:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

60998

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of unduly lenient sentences were (a) referred to his Department, (b) taken up by him and (c) upheld in court since 2010 where the offender whose sentence was the subject of the appeal could have been released prior to the conclusion of the case if there had been a delay in the commencement of proceedings by (i) 14 days, (ii) 28 days, (iii) 42 days and (iv) 62 days; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	200137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Offenders whose sentences</p><p>were referred to the AGO</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders whose sentences</p><p>were referred by the Law Officers</p><p>to the Court of Appeal</p></td><td><p>Cases</p><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>Sentences</p><p>Increased</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 up to 11 June 2014</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* out of a total of 21 sentences considered by the Court of Appeal up to 11 June 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My office does not hold information on the release date of offenders that have been referred to the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 16/06/2014 16:39:11 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

90941

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Bail: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful appeals against bail were made by prosecutors in Crown courts since 3 December 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	208542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of the number or outcomes of appeals against bail conducted by the CPS in Crown courts. This information could only be obtained by examining all prosecution files maintained during the requested period, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 11/09/2014 12:51:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179284

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many of the cases referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were received on the 28th day after sentence outside office hours; and what proportion of those cases were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>2015 – of the 14 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – of the 28 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2017 - of the 27 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2018 - of the 31 sentences that were received out of time 2 were received on the 28th day and too late for them to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2019 - of the 43 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p>Whilst referrals for sentences are received and actioned on the 28<sup>th</sup> day, those are cases that are received early enough on the day to be actioned. An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. None of the above cases were accepted as being within time by my office as they were received too late to be actioned and consequently they were all marked as out of time.</p><p> </p><p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:09:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179285

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many of the cases referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were received before the 28th day after sentence time period had elapsed but outside office hours and where his office did not re-open until after that 28 day deadline had passed; and what proportion of those cases were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>2015 – of the 14 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – of the 28 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2017 - of the 27 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2018 - of the 31 sentences that were received out of time 2 were received on the 28th day and too late for them to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2019 - of the 43 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p>Whilst referrals for sentences are received and actioned on the 28<sup>th</sup> day, those are cases that are received early enough on the day to be actioned. An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. None of the above cases were accepted as being within time by my office as they were received too late to be actioned and consequently they were all marked as out of time.</p><p> </p><p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:09:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

800544

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many sentences broken down by offence were referred to him for being unduly lenient fell outside the Unduly Lenient Scheme in the latest year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	117165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>837 cases were referred to the AG in 2016. 256 of the 837 cases did not fall within the ULS scheme because they were not imposed in the Crown Court following conviction for an offence within the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>A case will be recorded as not falling within the ULS scheme if the offence is outside the ULS scheme, the defendant is not convicted, or they are not sentenced in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office records the cases which do not fall within the ULS scheme primarily by “offence type”. The 256 cases were recorded in the following offence categories:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence type:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>10 (8 of these sentences were for offences not in the ULS scheme and 2 defendants were acquitted of offences within the ULS scheme)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death by careless driving</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death by dangerous driving</p></td><td><p>2 (both these defendants were acquitted)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All other driving - total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Causing serious injury by dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving with excess alcohol</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving while disqualified</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving without due care and attention</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving over the speed limit</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hate crime</p></td><td><p>3 (these defendants were sentenced in the magistrates’ court)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other - total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Offences relating to animals</em></p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assault offences (other than under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861)</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assisting an offender</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assisting unlawful immigration</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Child abduction</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Breaching a court order</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Breaching of health and safety law</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Criminal damage</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Harassment and stalking</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Miscellaneous</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Terrorism offences</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Sending a threatening communication</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Weapons offences</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Witness intimidation</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>1 (this sentence was imposed after the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 1956</p></td><td><p>1 (this defendant was found unfit to plead and the indictment stayed)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 2003</p></td><td><p>10 (4 of these sentences concerned abuse of trust offences, 2 of these sentences were imposed in the youth court, and 1 of these sentences was imposed in Scotland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indecent images of children</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>255<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] There is 1 case for which the Attorney General’s Office has not recorded the offence category.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/12/2017 13:39:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

909286

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many contractors currently employed by his Department are paid £1,000 or more per day.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	146799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Contractors Data as of 30<sup>th</sup> May, 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>GLD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/06/2018 10:18:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177622

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether there is a legislative basis for the 28-day limit on appealing an unduly lenient sentence meaning something other than 28 days.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. Tracey Hanson emailed the Attorney General’s office, requesting a review of a potentially unduly lenient sentence. The email was received by my office at 8.41pm on the 28<sup>th</sup> day and therefore was received after the close of court business. By the time my office received the email it was impossible to act on it and it was too late to file a referral with The Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2020 10:45:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177623

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Tracey Hanson
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the basis was for his authority to refuse the application of Tracey Hanson in relation to a potentially unduly lenient sentence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. Tracey Hanson emailed the Attorney General’s office, requesting a review of a potentially unduly lenient sentence. The email was received by my office at 8.41pm on the 28<sup>th</sup> day and therefore was received after the close of court business. By the time my office received the email it was impossible to act on it and it was too late to file a referral with The Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2020 10:45:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179280

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will extend the current 28 day limit for appealing a sentence under the unduly lenient sentence scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the 28 day deadline. The current deadline provides an appropriate balance between the rights of victims and offenders, ensuring that offenders are not left uncertain of whether their sentence may be extended for a long period of time, whilst allowing victims sufficient time to request a review of the sentence under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:02:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies