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	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Antisemitism: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the CPS has adequate resources to prosecute hate crime against the Jewish community (a) on social media and (b) in communities across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	41129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>I know the CPS recognises the serious impact hate crimes have on peoples’ lives and will always seek to prosecute where there is sufficient evidence to do so, regardless of the offence or how it is committed. Their efforts have led to a continued rise in successful sentence uplifts for recorded hate crime, which this year reached its highest rate yet at 79.1% of cases.</p><p>Each CPS Area also has a Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor as a strategic hate crime lead and nationally there is a hate crime lead at Chief Crown Prosecutor level. A network of dedicated Hate Crime Coordinators operate across all 14 CPS Areas, providing experience and expertise on matters relating to hate crime and supporting front line prosecutors to secure sentence uplifts.</p><p>The CPS directly engages with communities affected by hate crime to ensure a greater awareness of the law and how it is applied. Within the Jewish community, the CPS sits on the cross-government antisemitism working group with the Community Security Trust, Board of Deputies, and Jewish Leadership Council. The CPS External Consultation Group on hate crime provides a further community perspective on prosecutorial activity.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/09/2021 16:29:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1349583

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his current policy is on the wearing of face coverings in his (a) Department, (b) departmental agencies and (c) related bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	38197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Civil Service, including the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), Government Legal Department (GLD), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), have followed, and continue to follow, the latest government guidance in relation to managing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, including any variations between the four nations of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the BEIS ‘Working Safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)’ guidance provides sensible precautions employers can take to manage risk and support their staff. The guidance is available via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it is for individual employers to determine which mitigations are appropriate to adopt as they review their workplace risk assessments in light of the updated guidance. Face coverings, which are no longer required by law, are one possible mitigation employers could adopt if the situation / context warranted it.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS requires all court users to continue to wear face coverings in court buildings. The CPS’s advice to staff, which has been agreed with trade unions is that, unless exempt, all court users are required to wear a face covering in all public areas of court and tribunal buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The AGO, GLD, CPS, SFO and HMCPSI fully support individuals who choose to wear a face covering in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/09/2021 10:53:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1348740

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Lancashire County Council and Liverpool County Council: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken by the Crown Prosecution Services to make a decision on whether to prosecute in respect of Operation Sheridan.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	36747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I are responsible for superintending the Crown Prosecution Service but do not have oversight of specific cases.</p><p>Operation Sheridan is a live investigation under active review by a team of lawyers from the CPS Specialist Fraud Division. It is a large and complex case with significant sensitivities. It would be inappropriate for me to comment further on individual case details.</p><p>The CPS have confirmed that they have substantial legal resource devoted to progressing the case and there is also significant management oversight, at a senior level from both CPS and police.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/09/2021 16:28:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1345726

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the (a) reasons for the reduction in rape prosecutions and (b) effect of that reduction on the reporting of rape.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	31293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The CPS is determined to drive up the number of rape and serious sexual offence (‘RASSO’) cases going to court. Too few victims are seeing justice and reversing that is an absolute priority. The reasons for the decline in prosecutions are complex, with the Government rape review finding no single factor is to blame.</p><p>The CPS is working tirelessly in making improvements to the handling of these sensitive cases through its RASSO 2025 Strategy and the Joint National RASSO Action Plan with the police. This includes targeted work supporting victims in order to increase confidence in reporting. Following the impact of Covid-19 on prosecution volumes, it is encouraging to see increased volumes quarter on quarter – however, it is recognised that there is still work to be done.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/07/2021 14:47:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1346303

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to strengthen young people's (a) engagement with and (b) understanding of (i) the work of the Crown Prosecution Service and (ii) other services provided by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	32516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The CPS has a strong record of outreach programmes to engage young people in its work, and to promote career opportunities, including through apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has over 400 apprentices currently enrolled onto programme across England and Wales and has a strong record of consistently meeting the apprenticeship targets as set out by Cabinet Office. At the end of June 2021, CPS was at 4.9% apprenticeship starts against the 2.3% target. 49% of the apprentices are aged 16 to 24 years old and 4% are aged under 19 years old.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/07/2021 14:46:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1345454

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of their Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2021 12:19:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1342685

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	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	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the referral process for members of the public and victims to request review of sentences under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	902040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>It is important that the ULS scheme is easy to operate. That is why there is no requirement to be connected to the case, and no particular form in order to make a reference.</p><p>The revised Victims’ Code, which came into force earlier this year, contains for the first time the entitlement of victims to be informed about the scheme. This ensures that victims know about the scheme, promptly after sentence and so referrals can be made within the time limit.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/07/2021 16:10:17 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1342686

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	902039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government has introduced the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>Coordinated multi-agency action and supporting victims are key components of the CPS’s ambitious programme of work published in January, which will help narrow the disparity between reporting and criminal justice outcomes.</p><p>The CPS recently hosted a virtual domestic abuse conference with the police and the courts, sharing best practice and innovation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 902037 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:54:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1342687

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	902037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government has introduced the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>Coordinated multi-agency action and supporting victims are key components of the CPS’s ambitious programme of work published in January, which will help narrow the disparity between reporting and criminal justice outcomes.</p><p>The CPS recently hosted a virtual domestic abuse conference with the police and the courts, sharing best practice and innovation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 902039 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:54:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1342688

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will hold discussions with the CPS on improving prosecution rates for assault of emergency workers in (a) Kettering, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	902044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I agree that we should do everything we can to protect our emergency workers. I hope that the Honourable Member will be pleased to know that between 2019 and 2020 the numbers of prosecutions for these offences increased by 27.2% in the East Midlands CPS Area and by 25.1% overall across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/07/2021 16:12:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone