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	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
	uin	5644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 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 answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/07/2015 12:58:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/07/2015 13:24:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 13176 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

1020431

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194050 on Crown Prosecution Service: Staff, how many minor motoring cases were transferred to the police in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the 1985 Act) provides that the DPP had a duty to take over the conduct of all criminal proceedings, save for specified proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Specified proceedings are designated by Section 3(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 (the 1999 order) and include most motoring offences which are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the following motoring offences were added to the list of specified proceedings:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>No</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Statute</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>s.3</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Careless and inconsiderate driving</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>s.35</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to comply with a traffic direction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>s.163</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop a motor vehicle or bicycle when required to do so by the police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>s.170</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop, report an accident or give information or documents when required to do so</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds no record of the number of these motoring cases that were prosecuted by the police.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does however maintain a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, assigned the Principal Offence Category ‘Motoring Offences’, as a count of the number of defendants.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows that the number of these prosecutions has fallen between 2008 and 2018 as a likely result of the additional motoring offences having been added to the list of specified proceedings.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Motoring Offences Prosecution Caseload</p></td><td><p>379,837</p></td><td><p>99,331</p></td><td><p>-280,506</p></td><td><p>-73.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Data Source: Case Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/12/2018 16:13:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 199279 and 199280 Annex 1 - Steve McCabe.doc title Annex 1
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1020432

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194050 on Crown Prosecution Service: Staff, what other types of case were transferred to the police in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the 1985 Act) provides that the DPP had a duty to take over the conduct of all criminal proceedings, save for specified proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Specified proceedings are designated by Section 3(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 (the 1999 order) and include most motoring offences which are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 by serving with the summons either a statement of facts about the offence or a copy of the written statements.</p><p> </p><p>The 1999 order also provides that proceedings cease to be specified when a court begins to receive evidence. At that stage the duty for a prosecutor to conduct the proceedings engages.</p><p> </p><p>Annex 1 provides the full list of offences falling within The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (specified proceedings) Order 1999) and including all amendments to date.</p><p> </p><p>During the 2008 – 2018 period the following offences were added to the list of specified proceedings as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Offences added in 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>No</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Statute</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>s.3</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Careless and inconsiderate driving</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>s.35</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to comply with a traffic direction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>s.163</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop a motor vehicle or bicycle when required to do so by the police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>s.170</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop, report an accident or give information or documents when required to do so</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>s.1(1)</p></td><td><p>Criminal Damage Act 1971</p></td><td><p>Criminal damage where the value of the property involved is no more than £5,000 (not including arson)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6.</p></td><td><p>s.12</p></td><td><p>Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001</p></td><td><p>Consumption of alcohol in a designated public place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7.</p></td><td><p>s.91</p></td><td><p>Criminal Justice Act 1967</p></td><td><p>Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8.</p></td><td><p>s.12</p></td><td><p>Licensing Act 1872</p></td><td><p>Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9.</p></td><td><p>s.63B(8)</p></td><td><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984</p></td><td><p>Failing to give a sample for the purposes of testing for the presence of Class A drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10.</p></td><td><p>s.12(3) and 14(3)</p></td><td><p>Drugs Act 2005</p></td><td><p>Failing to attend an assessment following testing for the presence of Class A drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11.</p></td><td><p>s.55 and 56</p></td><td><p>British Transport Commission Act 1949</p></td><td><p>Trespassing or throwing stones on the railway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12.</p></td><td><p>s.49</p></td><td><p>Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004</p></td><td><p>Knowingly giving a false alarm of fire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13.</p></td><td><p>s.5</p></td><td><p>Public Order Act 1986</p></td><td><p>Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14.</p></td><td><p>s.11</p></td><td><p>Fireworks Act 2003</p></td><td><p>Contravention of a prohibition or failure to comply with a requirement imposed by or under fireworks regulations or making false statements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15.</p></td><td><p>s.80</p></td><td><p>Explosives Act 1875</p></td><td><p>Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16.</p></td><td><p>s.87(1)</p></td><td><p>Environmental Protection Act 1990</p></td><td><p>Depositing and leaving litter</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Offences added in 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>No</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Statute</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>s.1</p></td><td><p>Theft Act 1968 (but only if the offence constitutes low-value shoplifting within the meaning of section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980)</p></td><td><p>Theft (Shoplifting where the value of the stolen goods is worth £200 or less)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/12/2018 16:14:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 199279 and 199280 Annex 1 - Steve McCabe.doc title Annex 1
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050550

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall caseload for the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	213933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213938 question first answered 06/02/2019 16:04:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050586

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service between May 2010 and September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	213938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213933 question first answered 06/02/2019 16:04:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055973

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213932 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, what the change has been in the number of offences for each crime type in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	217441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of offences recorded against crime types. However, the CPS does collect data which reports the number of prosecuted defendants allocated to twelve Principal Offence Categories which is collated in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The tables in Annex A show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes by Principal Offence during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 in the West Midlands CPS Area and in England.</p><p> </p><p>During the 8 year period reported in the table, magistrates’ courts caseload has fallen by 31% and Crown Court caseload by 23% in the West Midlands Area, compared to falls of 47% and 34% respectively across England as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the falling caseload it is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted in the West Midlands and England have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases in the West Midlands Area as evidenced by a 46% rise in homicide (35% in England), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (compared to a fall of 17% in England) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% in England). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in the Area with a similar fall reflected across England. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217439 question first answered 11/02/2019 11:35:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 217439 & 217441 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1059961

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 11 of February 2019 to Question 217439 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, for each Principle Offence type, what estimate he has made of the number of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service which did not result in a trial in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2010; and if he will publish the reasons for each of those cases not resulting in a trial.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of cases which did not result in a trial can be broken down into a number of categories. Guilty pleas and Proved in Absence prosecutions result in a conviction while Dropped and Administratively Finalised prosecutions result in a non-conviction. The four tables in Annex A provide the Guilty pleas and Proved in Absence prosecutions together with the Dropped and Administratively Finalised prosecutions for both England and CPS West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>The definition for each category of prosecution is provided in the notes in Annex A. The notes provide an explanation as to why these case types did not proceed to trial.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:36:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 220059 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1064422

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213932 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, what the change has been in the caseload for the Crown Prosecution Service for each principal offence category in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	223947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years. At the conclusion of each prosecution case the defendant is allocated one of 12 Principal Offence Categories that indicates the most serious offence with which the defendant is charged at the time of finalisation.</p><p> </p><p>The tables in Annex 1 show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the CPS nationally for each Principal Offence Category, during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18, and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/02/2019 11:47:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 223847 Annex 1.docx title Annex 1
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1243365

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate report on the Victim Communication and Liaison scheme will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	103604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate’s report on the Crown Prosecution Service’s Victim Communication and Liaison scheme will be published 22<sup>nd</sup> October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/10/2020 12:59:06 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1259999

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on the CPS of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	910031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The CPS has worked with other prosecutors, law enforcement, the courts, and the Home Office to ensure that effective international cooperation with EU Member States on extradition, gathering of evidence and asset recovery can continue after the Transition Period.</p><p> </p><p>Extensive preparation has taken place to prepare for the outcome of the negotiation and there are well-prepared and well-reheased plans in place – which include producing guidance and training for prosecutors. The CPS has also engaged extensively with EU counterparts in order to safeguard existing and new cases.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 10/12/2020 16:09:36 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1301906

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what Departmental oversight is exercised over the decisions of the CPS Complex Casework Units.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	167187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Complex Casework Units (CCUs) undertake some of the most complex and serious casework handled by the CPS. A recent report published by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCSPI) found that CCUs are staffed by highly dedicated, skilled and professional teams who deliver high quality casework, often in demanding circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>CCUs are overseen through a structure of experienced legal managers including Unit Heads, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutors and Chief Crown Prosecutors. The Report identified evidence of effective and regular meetings and conversations between lawyers and managers about casework. They also identified evidence of national oversight with the referral of relevant cases being made to Headquarters for consideration.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/03/2021 17:44:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1550627

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average time is for the Crown Prosecution Service to bring charges once a suspect has confessed a crime to the police.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	108387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on the time between a suspect confessing to a crime and them being charged. The CPS is able to provide the average number of days between the first referral by the police for early advice or a charging decision and the CPS authorising charge. Once the CPS authorise charge the case is returned to the police to charge the defendant. In the 2021/2022 period, the average number of calendar days between when a referral is made to the CPS by the police and when the suspect is charged was 41.9 days.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 108386 question first answered 15/12/2022 09:46:14 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

349628

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	1930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 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 answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2015 09:26:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

349629

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	1931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2015 09:30:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

349631

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 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 answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2015 09:25:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

421294

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	11885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/10/2015 15:56:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

516142

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	35792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 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> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/05/2016 14:59:37 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

638048

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the staff budget of the Crown Prosecution Service was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	53463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/11/2016 16:37:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

638051

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	53467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 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 answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/11/2016 16:38:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

64872

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 389W, on the legal profession, what proportion of the money spent on consultancy fees by the Crown Prosecution Service was paid to which companies for what services in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	203402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>A table setting out the proportion of the money spent on consultancy fees by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) paid to companies for services in financial years from 2010/11 to 2013/14 has been placed in the Library of the House, together with the corresponding expenditure. The CPS financial reporting systems are configured to provide information based on financial rather than calendar years.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/07/2014 15:17:21 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name CPS consultancy data 2010-2014.docx title CPS consultancy data 2010 -2014 previous answer version 8474 answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

65623

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress the Crown Prosecution Service has made in reducing costs.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	904723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>In 2010-11, the baseline year for the current Comprehensive Spending Review Period, the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) gross resource expenditure was £684,725,000.</p><p>The department is on target to meet its cost reduction plans through to 2015-16 and in 2013-14 the uncertified Annual Accounts report gross resource expenditure of £616,342,000, a reduction of £68,383,000, or 10%, in cash terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 08/07/2014 14:21:37 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

681287

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the procedure is for presenting a case to the Crown Prosecution Service independently of the police.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	62297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 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 answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/02/2017 18:03:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

76992

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take in response to the funding of HM Chief Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in his Annual Report 2013-14, page 4 that the background of continuing resource reductions is now having an impact on the ability of the CPS to deliver effectively across the whole range of its activity.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has a comprehensive cost reduction strategy to 2015-16 that is fully aligned to, and supports, CPS priorities and objectives. The strategy will ensure that the department meets the SR2013 savings targets.</p><p>In their annual report for 2013-14 the Inspectorate acknowledged that CPS had improved its performance on serious and complex cases and also highlighted CPS success in hate crime cases and those involving violence against women and girls. The report was largely based on cases completed more than a year ago and more recent data shows performance improvements across the board since then. For example, magistrates' courts are seeing more guilty pleas and fewer cases dropped while the Crown Courts are showing increasing conviction rates – now at 81% across England and Wales. The challenges mentioned in the report are being addressed but they should be seen in the context of an improving prosecution service across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/07/2014 15:11:39 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 10485 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76993

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in what proportion of cases in the (a) Crown Court and (b) Magistrates Court the Crown Prosecution Service complied with its disclosure obligations (i) on time, (ii) late and (iii) not at all in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of compliance with disclosure requirements pertaining to the service of unused material. To obtain details of the number of cases where disclosure was made on time, late or not complied with, would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 15/07/2014 09:19:49 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76994

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take in response to the finding of HM Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Inspector in his Annual Report 2013-14, page 12, that there was a considerable decline in performance of the CPS in that year in relation to how it handled its disclosure obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The CPS is committed to the proper application of the disclosure provisions in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 and is already engaged in a range of activities that will improve performance in this area:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· A disclosure assurance regime is in place for Crown Court disclosure;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· The CPS contributed to the Kinch / Riddle review into disclosure in the magistrates’ courts and is implementing the recommendations as part of the cross-CJS efforts to transform summary justice. This will mean more targeted and effective disclosure at first hearing in magistrates’ courts; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· CPS has addressed the recommendations of the Gross reviews and the HMCPSI review of disclosure in R v Mouncher to further improve performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS continues to look at how compliance with the disclosure regime can be improved and will actively consider further initiatives as necessary.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/09/2014 15:08:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 10484 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry