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63461

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many creditors remained unpaid by his Department as at 1 June 2014; and of those how many have been waiting for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) more than 75 days.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
	uin	202147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol) invoices that were potentially outstanding to suppliers from the date that an invoice was received on the 1 June. This table includes all invoices including those that cannot yet be authorised as the invoice was disputed or where further information was requested from the supplier.</p><p>The majority of TSol supplier invoices relate to disbursement spending on cases and in particular work undertaken by counsel.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TSol*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46-60 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61-75 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76 days or more</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of suppliers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>138</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Tsol data also includes Attorney General's Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records a creditor when a valid invoice is received by the CPS' payment centre and the following table shows the total number of creditors for any amount that remained unpaid on 1 June 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46-60 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61-75 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76 days or more</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of creditors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table below shows the number of creditors that remained unpaid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 76 days and over.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SFO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46-60 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61-75 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76 days or more</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of creditors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 14/07/2014 16:47:08 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald previous answer version 7061 answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

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

41377

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when he was first made aware of the existence of the administrative scheme for on-the-runs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	190834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>I was first made aware of the existence of the administrative scheme for on-the-runs when in opposition.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

42638

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Attorney General's Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL5907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol), which provides legal services to a number of government departments and bodies, conducted an annual client satisfaction survey in January 2014 The outcome of the survey was reported to the TSol Board and is one of the measures agreed with TSol by HM Treasury.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are conducting a survey of victims of crime who had received the revised victim communication and liaison scheme which is currently being piloted by three CPS Areas. The survey is still ongoing but will feed into the evaluation of the pilots later this year.</p><p>There have been no other external customer, user or satisfaction surveys conducted by the Law Officers' Departments during the past 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 28/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

42684

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) any executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies of the Law Officers' Departments in the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	191801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Law Officers' Departments have been actively reducing their estate running costs since 2010 in line with Government policy and have already made significant savings.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) estate rationalisation programme began in 2009 and is set to be completed in 2016, with most of the leases on empty property having expired by then. This programme has already led to a reduction in expenditure and increased efficiency. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has paid £320,178.38 in property business rates in the current financial year on the properties which are currently recorded as vacant on the ePIMS database as at 14 March 2014. The costs figure has been produced by DTZ who are CPS' managing agents and has not yet been audited.</p><p>The Treasury Solicitor's Department owns a lease on a building which has some vacant space. This building attracts full business rates in the current financial year. This lease is due to expire in 2016. The estimated business rates for the vacant proportion of the property for 2013/14 are £59 372.71</p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments do not have any vacant properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

43330

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total cost to his Department has been of challenging the decision of the Information Commissioner on the publication of letters from HRH the Prince of Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	192074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>This case raises issues of constitutional significance, including upholding Parliament's intentions for the Freedom of Information regime and the Government's ability to protect information in the public interest. Litigation initiated by <em>The Guardian</em> newspaper has taken place over a four year period including hearings in the Upper Tribunal, the High Court, and the Court of Appeal. Eight government departments have had to work together on the Government's response, at a total cost of £274,481.16 (exc VAT). These costs encompass all costs billed by the Treasury Solicitor, including Counsels' fees and disbursements. If we are successful in the next stage of legal proceedings the Government would seek to recover a substantial proportion of these costs from the Guardian.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

43925

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans the Crown Prosecution Service has to change or upgrade the tablet computers provided to its prosecutors.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is currently reviewing the options to ensure that all IT equipment remains fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

43926

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many conditional cautions were issued by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last three years and in 2013-14 to date; how many such cautions were breached; how many prosecutions of such breaches there were; in how many cases the conditional caution was varied; and in how many cases no action was taken.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recommended the issuing of a conditional caution in the following number of cases:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Conditional Cautions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>6,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>4,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>3,781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The number of breaches and the action taken by the CPS are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total Breaches</p></td><td><p>Non Compliance - Prosecution</p></td><td><p>Non Compliance - No Prosecution</p></td><td><p>Non-Compliance - Continue with Variation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>593</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013 the police are now able to authorise the offer of a youth or Conditional Caution in any summary or either way offence without reference to the CPS.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

43928

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions and for what offences each Crown Prosecution Service business area has recommended that an offence be taken into consideration instead of charged separately in each of the last three years and in 2013-14 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service holds no central records of the number of occasions, and for what offence(s), it has recommended that an offence is suitable to be taken into consideration. To obtain details would require a manual exercise of reviewing individual case files to be undertaken at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

43930

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 370W, on legal profession: industrial disputes, whether he (a) advised on the content of and (b) approved the letter that the Director of Public Prosecutions sent to members of the Independent Bar on action against cuts to legal aid.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>I neither advised on the content of, nor approved, the letter that was sent by the Crown Prosecution Service to members of the independent Bar about action against cuts to legal aid. I was however aware that the letter was to be sent. </p><p> I have said on more than one occasion that there is no justification for barristers failing to honour their professional obligations to the CPS because there is no dispute with the CPS about the level of prosecution fees. It was perfectly proper for the CPS to send this letter reminding barristers of these obligations.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

43933

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, against what corporate defendants the Serious Fraud Office has brought enforcement actions in the last 10 years; what the outcome of each such action was; what civil recovery was ordered in each successful case; what criminal fines were imposed in each successful case; and under what primary legislation each case was brought.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has brought enforcement actions against 11 corporate defendants in the last ten years, as set out in the table below.</p><p>Before 2008, all successful SFO prosecutions were of individuals. The following table shows the fines and civil recovery orders (CROs) in SFO cases involving corporates since then.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p><em>Case</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Penalty</em><sup>(<em>1</em>)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2008</p></td><td><p>Balfour Beatty plc</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£2.25 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2008</p></td><td><p>Severn Trent Water Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£2 million fine</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td><p>AMEC plc</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£4.94 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td><p>Mabey and Johnson Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£3.5 million fine</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems plc</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£500,000 fine</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Innospec Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>$12.7 million fine</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>De Puy International Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£4.8 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>MacMillan Publishers Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£11.3 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>M W Kellogg Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£7 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Mabey Engineering (Holdings) Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£131,000 CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Oxford Publishing Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£1.9 million CRO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup> (1)</sup> Figures are rounded</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The above proceedings marked “CRO” were commenced in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p><p>Severn Trent Water Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence under the Water Industry Act 1991.</p><p>Mabey and Johnson Ltd pleaded guilty to offences under the Criminal Law Act 1977, the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 and United Nations Act 1946.</p><p>BAE Systems plc pleaded guilty to an offence of failing to maintain adequate accounting records under the Companies Act 1985.</p><p>Innospec Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence under the Criminal Law Act 1977.</p><p>In 2006, the SFO brought charges against five companies in relation to alleged price fixing of pharmaceutical products. The five companies were Kent Pharmaceuticals, Norton Healthcare Ltd, Generics (UK) Ltd, Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd, and Goldshield Group plc. In 2008, a judge ordered the acquittal of all five companies.</p><p>If a company is to be prosecuted, it is usually necessary cases to demonstrate that the controlling minds of a company were knowing participants in the criminality being alleged. This can be difficult to prove, especially in complex cases, and so most SFO prosecutions have been of individuals rather than companies. Other outcomes are also possible. In 2010, BAE Systems plc agreed to make a £29.5 million payment for the benefit of the people of Tanzania, following a settlement with the SFO and the US Department of Justice. Last year, Oxford University Press (owners of Oxford Publishing Ltd) unilaterally offered to contribute £2,000,000 to not-for-profit organisations for teacher training and other educational purposes in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44173

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are aware of any plans to bring prosecutions in respect of the deaths of (1) Azelle Rodney, (2) Jimmy Mubenga, (3) Christopher Alder, (4) Sean Rigg, (5) Habib Ullah, (6) Ricky Bishop, and (7) Anthony Grainger; and what assessment they have made of the ability of the Crown Prosecution Service to pursue prosecutions in cases involving deaths in custody or during police operations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL6129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has robust processes for dealing with cases involving deaths in custody or in contact with police which follow the requirements of the then Attorney General's &quot;Review of the Role and Practices of the CPS in Cases Arising from a Death in Custody 2003&quot;.</p><p>All death in custody cases are dealt with by the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division to ensure consistency of approach and that they are dealt with by lawyers with the necessary skills and experience. Only very experienced senior lawyers, who are specifically designated, are permitted to review death in custody cases. The reviews carried out by the senior lawyer in cases involving deaths in custody are examined by their line manager and then by the Head of Special Crime &amp; Counter Terrorism Division (or her Deputy). They are then submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for final approval. In any case where the decision is not to proceed, unless the DPP is satisfied that it is &quot;plain beyond doubt&quot; that there is no case to answer, experienced external counsel will be instructed to advise.</p><p>The status of the specified cases is as follows:</p><p>(1) Azelle Rodney: Following the publication of the report of Sir Christopher Holland in relation to his inquiry Mr Rodney's death, the IPCC wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask that the CPS review the case. This review is underway and the CPS is working with the IPCC in order to determine whether any further investigation is required. Once the CPS is satisfied that it has received a full file, it will consider whether charges should be brought.</p><p>(2) Jimmy Mubenga: prosecutions were announced on 20 March 2014.</p><p>(3) Christopher Alder: prosecutions took place in 2002 – all defendants were acquitted.</p><p>(4) Sean Rigg: The CPS has provided investigative advice to the IPCCin relation to allegations of perjury. A charging decision has not been requested.</p><p>(5) Habib Ullah: The CPS has received a full file and is considering whether charges should be brought.</p><p>(6) Ricky Bishop: Mr Bishop died in 2001. The case has not been referred to the CPS within the last 3 years.</p><p>(7) Anthony Grainger: a prosecution was announced on 16 January 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

44562

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Attorney General's Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General's Office (AGO) does not have a cost overrun established by the management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at departmental Executive Board. No overruns have been reported to the AGO Executive Board in the last 12 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44583

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will instruct the Crown Prosecution Service to bring prosecutions relating to all cases of female genital mutilation reported in London since 2009.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL6240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to tackling cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), however it can only prosecute cases referred to it by the police which meet both of the tests outlined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p>The Code sets out a two stage test which must be applied when deciding whether a case should be prosecuted. The first stage is the evidential test which requires prosecutors to be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. If the evidential stage of the test is met prosecutors must then go on to identify the relevant public interest factors tending for and against the prosecution in order to form an overall assessment of whether a prosecution is in the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

44621

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the Law Officers' Departments' policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	193381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to him by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the 26th March 2014 (Official Report, Col 300W).</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

44818

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, columns 705-6W, on domestic violence: prosecutions, if he will estimate the number of victimless prosecutions for domestic violence-related offences in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	193325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave her on the 13th February (Official Report, Col 706W).</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

44940

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to introduce the option of anonymity for victims of female genital mutilation in court trials.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service recognises that more needs to be done to encourage victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) to come forward. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that the introduction of anonymity for victims of FGM should be considered to encourage more victims to come forward as, given the very personal nature of the offence, very few do so. However, any change of law on anonymity is a matter for the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44941

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when the next inspection of the Services Prosecuting Authority is planned by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans for HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to carry out an inspection of the Service Prosecution Authority</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44943

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what value of asset freezing orders have been enforced in the UK at the request of overseas jurisdictions in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The number and estimated value of restraint orders obtained by the CPS and SFO pursuant to requests from overseas jurisdictions since 2008/09 are shown in the tables below.</p><p>The value of restrained assets may vary over time due to changes in asset valuations , exchange rates and payments of expenses.</p><p><strong>Crown Prosecution Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of overseas restraint orders</p></td><td><p>Estimated amount preserved (to nearest 000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£60,504,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>£11,006,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£2,693,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£50,074,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£4,080,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£409,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Serious Fraud Office</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of overseas restraint orders</p></td><td><p>Estimated amount preserved (to nearest 000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£1,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£69,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£1,500,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44944

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims of female genital mutilation whose cases go to trial have access to the full range of support and special measures that are available to victims of other sexual offences.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recognises that appropriate support is vital to ensure that victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are able to give their evidence effectively in court. The CPS legal guidance advises prosecutors that in all cases of FGM they must ensure that the complainant is aware of the special measures that can be applied for at court, and that applications are made in time. For all child witnesses there is a presumption that they will give their evidence in chief by recorded interview and any further evidence by live link unless the court is satisfied that this will not improve the quality of the child's evidence. Adult victims of FGM are also eligible for special measures on the grounds that they are likely to be intimidated witnesses in relation to testifying at court. However it is a matter for the court to grant the application.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44945

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, for how many cases the Serious Fraud Office has sought additional funding from the Exchequer in the last two years; and on how many occasions such funding was granted (a) in part and (b) in full.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has sought additional funding in relation to three cases in the last two years, and this was granted in full on each occasion.</p><p>Some additional funding has also been provided in relation to other matters as set out in the recent report of the Justice Committee on the SFO's Supplementary Estimate for 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

45151

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of employees in the Law Officers' Departments of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	193956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Tables containing the information requested where available have been deposited in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name Tables relating to PQ 193956.docx title Tables - Working hours by gender and grade - AGO
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45433

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 40W, how many offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 reached a first hearing in magistrates' court in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	194028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The number of offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 that reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts in each year since 2008 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>protected coin with intent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>currency note with intent</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

45615

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by the Law Officers' Departments' were in each financial year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	194213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the</p><p>2<sup>nd</sup> April 2014 (Official Report, Col 721W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45993

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for VAT carousel fraud have taken place in the United Kingdom over the last six years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of prosecutions for fraud cases known as VAT carousel fraud. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46012

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been (a) commenced, (b) resulted in a non-custodial sentence and (c) resulted in a custodial sentence for (i) witness intimidation, (ii) perverting the cause of justice and (iii) conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as a result of incidents arising from cases involving domestic violence in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	194444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts which were flagged as involving domestic violence, rather than the number of defendants or cases prosecuted.</p><p>The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.</p><p>Offences of perverting the course of justice are charged under Common Law, conspiracy to pervert justice, by way of Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and intimidation of a witness or juror by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.</p><p>The table below shows, for each of the last five years, the number of these offences charged and reaching a first hearing at magistrates' courts, which were identified as involving domestic violence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 { 51 }: Intimidating/threatening or harming a witness or juror</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>763</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common Law: Perverting the course of justice (including attempts)</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Law Act 1977 { 1 }: Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</strong></p><p>There is no indication of the final prosecution outcome, or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is also often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p>It is not possible to centrally disaggregate offences charged by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to separately identify those offences relating to witnesses from those concerning jurors. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The CPS does not hold records of sentences imposed following a conviction. Statistics relating to sentences are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

46013

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 for breach of a non-molestation order in each police force area in each year since that Act came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	194445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of people prosecuted for a breach of a non-molestation order. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

46162

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	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) positive and (b) negative effects of serving a witness summons on a complainant in a court case involving alleged domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	194675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>I have made no formal appraisal, but Crown prosecution Service (CPS) guidance to prosecutors sets out the circumstances in which witness summonses can best be used in such cases. This guidance is published on the CPS website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/domestic_violence_aide-memoire/#a25" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/domestic_violence_aide-memoire/#a25</a></p><p>Witness summonses can be effective in ensuring complainants attend court when they would not otherwise do so. They can also support victims who are concerned about how a voluntary decision to attend court might be perceived by ‘removing' the pressure of making that decision for them. Where a victim attends as a result of a witness summons, there is often a guilty plea.</p><p>However, it is also possible that a witness will still not attend, or may come to court but refuse to give evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

46163

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for pre-charge decision in 2013-14 and each of the five preceding years; how many of those cases were (a) subject to a decision to take no further action, (b) disposed of by way of a simple caution, (c) disposed of by way of a conditional caution, (d) disposed of by another type of out-of-court disposal, (e) prosecuted, (f) prosecuted successfully and (g) prosecuted successfully where the defendant contested the charge.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of suspects (not cases) referred to prosecutors for a pre-charge decision and the number of defendants prosecuted, following a decision to charge.</p><p>The table below shows, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, the total number of charging decisions made against suspects and the outcome of decisions where the decision was to (a) take no further action, (b) caution, (c) conditionally caution or (d) recommend another out of court disposal. In addition, the table shows the number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates' courts and at the Crown Court, by the CPS following a decision to charge (e), the number convicted (f) and the number convicted after a contested hearing (g). The table does not include other outcomes related to pre-charge decisions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Pre-Charge</strong></p><p><strong> Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) No Further</strong></p><p><strong> Action</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Simple</strong></p><p><strong> Caution</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Conditional</strong></p><p><strong> Caution</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(d) Other Out </strong><strong>of </strong></p><p><strong>Court Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(e) Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(f) Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(g) Conviction</strong></p><p><strong> after Contest</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>532,427</p></td><td><p>140,895</p></td><td><p>9,596</p></td><td><p>8,378</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td><p>357,785</p></td><td><p>288,996</p></td><td><p>31,049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>477,522</p></td><td><p>127,502</p></td><td><p>8,040</p></td><td><p>8,229</p></td><td><p>3,088</p></td><td><p>326,051</p></td><td><p>259,017</p></td><td><p>28,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>468,656</p></td><td><p>120,144</p></td><td><p>6,595</p></td><td><p>6,935</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>332,935</p></td><td><p>261,539</p></td><td><p>28,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>369,564</p></td><td><p>89,104</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>4,982</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td><td><p>282,970</p></td><td><p>223,504</p></td><td><p>26,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>309,315</p></td><td><p>73,916</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>3,781</p></td><td><p>863</p></td><td><p>233,594</p></td><td><p>185,176</p></td><td><p>20,872</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p>The data reported in the above table are inclusive of suspects referred to the CPS for a charging decision and defendants prosecuted by the specialised national divisions of the CPS including, from April 2011, proceedings formerly dealt with by the prosecution functions of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health.</p><p>Since 2011 the Police have been able to charge some offences without referral to the CPS, as outlined in the DPP's Guidance on Charging which can be found on the CPS website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/directors_guidance/dpp_guidance_5.html" target="_blank">https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/directors_guidance/dpp_guidance_5.html</a></p><p>Data for the annual year 2013-14 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46164

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) barristers, (b) solicitors and (c) witness care staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service at the end of (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Barristers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Solicitors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Witness Care</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>2,353</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>1,867</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>645</p></td><td><p>1,771</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Notes:</strong>Data extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March in each year</td></tr><tr><td>Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database</td></tr><tr><td>Data may differ from previously published data due to differing specifications</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>.</p><p> </p><p>Notwithstanding the staff reductions, conviction rates have remained broadly unchanged since 2009/10.</p><p>Witness attendance remains constant over the last two financial years (to February 2014).</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46165

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service was required to pay in wasted cost orders in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS maintains records of the overall value of costs payments made but does not distinguish between the various types of costs order available. To ascertain the types and value of individual costs awards made over the last five years would require a review of each case and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The CPS central financial records indicate that the department was required to pay £772,129.54 in costs awards in 2013-14. It should be noted that the accounts for 2013-14 are not finalised and this figure will be subject to audit and adjustment. Finalised figures will be available at the end of May 2014.</p><p>The value of total costs payments made in 2013/14, £772K, represents about 0.13% of overall CPS expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46166

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of judicial directions to prosecutors in criminal cases were (a) carried out on time, (b) carried out late and (c) not carried out in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service intends to publish the number of, and compliance with, judicial directions in prosecution proceedings heard at the Crown Court for 2013-14 when they are available</p><p>Judicial directions to prosecutors are monitored by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on an individual case basis and there is no central record maintained at present. The information requested in respect of SFO cases could therefore only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46167

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the performance of each Crown Prosecution Service business area was on (a) pre-charge decisions, (b) decisions to take to further action, (c) discontinuances after charge, (d) prosecutions, (e) convictions and (f) convictions after a not-guilty plea for each of the flagged offence groups in 2013-14 and each of the five previous years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Tables have been deposited in the Library of the House containing the following information for each of the last five years for which complete and validated data is available;</p><p>· Number of pre-charge decisions and the proportion that resulted in a decision to take no further action.</p><p>· Number of finalised prosecutions.</p><p>· Number of convictions and the conviction rate</p><p>· Number of prosecutions discontinued after charge</p><p>· Number of convictions in contested cases</p><p>The figures are broken down for the 13 regional Crown Prosecution Service Areas and by principal offence category of the cases concerned. The principal offence category indicates the most serious offence with which the defendant is charged at the time of finalisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name 194784 - Data tables -Pre charge decisions.XLSX title Tabels - CPS pre charge decisions
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46439

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when he expects to answer question No. 191801 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Leeds Central on 12 March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	194895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>I have done so today.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

46440

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the cyber security crime skills of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has mandatory training for all prosecutors on cybercrime and specific training for prosecutors on offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. This supports guidance for prosecutors on the range of offences which can be committed through the use of cyber technology.</p><p>In addition, the CPS will soon be introducing new consolidated guidance for prosecutors on cyber-offending and a new package of e-learning for prosecutors in relation to cybercrime which will cover: digital evidence gathering; online grooming; online fraud; and, social media.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46701

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Independent Police Complaints Commission with advice on criminal charges against current or former police officers suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	195078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not identify the number of cases referred to it for advice by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

46702

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Metropolitan Police Service with advice on criminal charges against members of the public suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	195079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows, for the CPS in London, the average number of calendar days which have elapsed since the first decision was sought by the police to the date in which the last decision made was to charge. The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not identify the number of cases referred to it for advice, by the alleged offence(s).</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Average Time to a Decision to Charge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008 - 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 - 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The CPS in London deals with cases referred to it by both the Metropolitan Police Force and the City of London Police Force and it is not possible to further break down the figures provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

46703

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how and on what basis the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to prioritise the allocation of resources to its decision-making on criminal charges following conclusions of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry; and whether there is additional consideration where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	195080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will consider whether there is any new evidence or information within the coroner's proceedings which may have an impact upon any previous CPS decision not to bring criminal charges against an individual(s) or organisation following a conclusion of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry. Where it is found that a further investigation will need to be conducted by the police, and a fresh decision made by the CPS, the police and CPS should ensure the Coroner and bereaved family / next of kin are notified of the next steps to be taken.</p><p>The allocation of CPS resources to make decisions on criminal charges will be determined by the specific facts and circumstances of the individual case. The Complex Casework Units in each of the CPS Areas will deal with more complex homicide cases; other homicide cases will be handled by senior prosecutors in the Areas. The Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in CPS headquarters also deals with a wide range of homicide cases including deaths in custody, assisted suicides, terrorist-related homicides and homicides arising from so-called ‘disaster' cases. There are no additional considerations where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

47115

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol), to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. TSol financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and the associated agency fee. TSol data also covers any expenditure incurred by HM Crown Prosecution service inspectorate and the Attorney General's Office.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (net of VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Resourcing Ltd (Staff)</p></td><td><p>£5,404,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kelly Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>£1,711,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Experis (Elan Computing Ltd)</p></td><td><p>£634,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hudson</p></td><td><p>£347,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methods Consulting Ltd</p></td><td><p>£168,256</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has spent the following amounts with four companies during 2013/14 in relation to the provision of temporary workers. The expenditure includes the cost of temporary staff. It is not possible to separately identify the agency element of the payments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook Street (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£99,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment Plc</p></td><td><p>£52,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Badenoch and Clark</p></td><td><p>£31,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays Accountancy Personnel</p></td><td><p>£19,832</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. SFO financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and any associated agency fee.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adecco</p></td><td><p>942,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alvarez and Marsal</p></td><td><p>609,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crowe Clarke Whitehill</p></td><td><p>590,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazars LLP</p></td><td><p>567,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTI Consultancy</p></td><td><p>207,354</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47116

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Law Officers' Departments have not transferred any permanent jobs from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing since May 2010.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47117

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>In 2013-14 Professor Shute was paid £2,286.30 and Dr Tapley was paid £1,735.70 for consultancy services to HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). There has been no other consultancy spend within that financial year by HMCPSI, the Treasury Solicitor's Department or the Attorney General's Office.</p><p>The two companies listed below are the only organisations to have been paid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for consultancy work during the last financial year.</p><p>SCC £32,316</p><p>CIO Partnership Ltd £2,100</p><p>Inaddition, two individuals carried out consultancy work for the SFO. The total amount paid for this work was £13,812</p><p> </p><p>The table below details payments made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consultancy firms during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Evolve Business Consultancy</p></td><td><p>£74,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saville Consulting UK Ltd Surrey</p></td><td><p>£22,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Triad Group Plc Surrey</p></td><td><p>£19,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>£9,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hay Group Management Limited</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd</p></td><td><p>£6,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASE Consulting Ltd Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£4,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enquin Enviromental Ltd Cardiff</p></td><td><p>£4,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HR Lounge Ltd London Total</p></td><td><p>£3,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long and Partners Commissioning Consultancy Ltd</p></td><td><p>£2,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system, analysing spend against account codes for consultancy and professional services. Expenditure may include some payments for services not covered by the Crown Commercial Service Consultancy Value Programme definition of consultancy but provided by companies categorised as a consultancy firm. Excluded are payments for professional services supplied by third parties not classified as a consultancy firm such as employment agencies, training providers, solicitors, ICT managed service suppliers and freelance consultants engaged directly by the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47290

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for psychological abuse in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	195668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195663 195667 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47291

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for non-injurious behaviours.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	195667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195663 195668 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47292

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for coercive control since the inclusion of coercive control in the Government's definition of domestic violence in March 2013.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	195663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195667 195668 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47293

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for stalking when the stalking behaviours occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	195669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of people prosecuted for domestic violence that have led to prosecutions for stalking where the stalking behaviour occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47463

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much money subject to a Crown Prosecution Service restraining or confiscation order has been diverted to meet the costs of a private-sector receiver in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion that amount was of all assets subject to such orders.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	195842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The following table contains data from the last 3 financial years on the total amount restrained under restraint orders, the total fees paid to management receivers, and the percentage of receivership fees as a proportion of the restrained amount:</p><p><strong>Management Receiverships:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees Paid to Management</strong></p><p><strong>Receivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Total Amount Restrained Under</strong></p><p><strong> Restraint Order Amount </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Receivership Fees as a Proportion</strong></p><p><strong> of the Amount Restrained</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>£1,677,316.04</p></td><td><p>£ 142,861,002.70</p></td><td><p>1.17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>£ 995,667.35</p></td><td><p>£ 142,878,474.31</p></td><td><p>0.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£ 1,168,938.64</p></td><td><p>£ 145,485,882.31</p></td><td><p>0.80%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should be noted that the amount restrained is constantly fluctuating due to a number of factors including payment of reasonable living expenses from restrained funds and the changing values of real property. Accordingly, it is difficult to get an accurate value as to the amount restrained at any one time.</p><p>*It should further be noted that the amount shown represents the entirety of restrained funds. However, in many cases, the receiver is appointed to manage carefully selected assets and not all of the funds restrained. Accordingly, the receiver's fees as a proportion of the amount of restrained funds he manages could be considerably higher than the figures shown above.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains data from the last 3 financial years on the total confiscation order amount (i.e. the sum of all assets included in confiscation orders), total fees paid to enforcement receivers, and the percentage of receivership fees as a proportion of the confiscation order amount:</p><p><strong>Enforcement Receivers:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees Paid to Enforcement</strong></p><p><strong> Receivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Total Confiscation Order Amount</strong></p><p><strong> (including any variations)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Receivership Fees as a Proportion </strong></p><p><strong>of the Confiscation Order Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>£2,716,436.53</p></td><td><p>£109,684,469.49</p></td><td><p>2.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,982,980.41</p></td><td><p>£140,752,428.67</p></td><td><p>2.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£1,413,235.87</p></td><td><p>£138,249,651.38</p></td><td><p>1.02%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should further be noted that the amount shown represents the total sum of assets available for confiscation. However, in many cases, the receiver is appointed to realise carefully selected assets and not all assets listed in the confiscation order. Accordingly, the receiver's fees as a proportion of the assets he is appointed to realise could be considerably higher than the figures shown above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

47877

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 for the offence of providing unrestricted access to hardcore pornography online, as set out in the 2005 Crown Prosecution Service guidelines, disaggregated by year.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	196000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)indicate the number of offences charged, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates' courts under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (publishing or having an obscene article for publication for gain), rather than identifying the number of people prosecuted.</p><p>Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 creates the offence of publishing or having an obscene article for publication for gain.</p><p>The table below shows, in each of the last 8 years, for which figures are available, the number of offences, charged by way of Section 2 of the OPA 1959, and which reached a first hearing at magistrates' courts, in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Obscene Publications Act 1959 { 2 }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

48112

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what levels of stock the Law Officers' Departments hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has reduced its expenditure on stationery substantially since 2010, however inventories of stationery items and office consumables are not maintained and to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments operate &quot;Just in Time&quot; purchasing for most stationery items and do not therefore keep details on the exact levels of stock of stationery, printer cartridges, treasury tags and other fasteners, or other office consumables. Providing such information would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for John Redwood

48403

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Law Officers' Departments have any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
	uin	196759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>These arrangements are kept under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48718

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has given advice to the Government on whether the removal of President Yanukovich was in accord with the provisions of Article III of the Constitution of Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	196900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>By long-standing convention, observed by successive administrations and embodied in the Ministerial Code, the fact that the Law Officers may or may not have advised or have been requested to advise on a particular issue, and the content of any advice, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh