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347281

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Private Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions the Director of Public Prosecutions has (a) taken over and (b) discontinued private prosecutions in the last 10 years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain an authoritative central record of the number of private prosecutions (a) taken over and (b) discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions. To identify the number would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/06/2015 13:06:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

347772

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether criminal investigations are being carried out to determine whether UK financial institutions have been used to carry out illegal transactions related to FIFA.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been aware of allegations relating to FIFA for some time and has kept the situation under active review. It would not be appropriate to go into the details of those allegations.<br><br>For the SFO to open an investigation, the Director must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect serious or complex fraud within the UK's criminal jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 627 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:01:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

347774

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when the Serious Fraud Office first became aware that UK financial institutions may have been used to carry out illegal transactions relating to FIFA; what action was taken; and when he was first made aware of this possibility.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been aware of allegations relating to FIFA for some time and has kept the situation under active review. It would not be appropriate to go into the details of those allegations.<br><br>For the SFO to open an investigation, the Director must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect serious or complex fraud within the UK's criminal jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 626 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:01:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

347773

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) the Serious Fraud Office have had with (i) the Swiss authorities and (ii) the US Justice Department about the investigation of fraud, racketeering and money laundering at FIFA.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office engages regularly with its overseas counterparts to discuss issues of mutual interest, but it is not appropriate to comment on such casework discussions as might take place.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the practice for the Law Officers to comment upon live investigations, or to confirm or deny that Ministerial discussions about particular cases have taken place.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/06/2015 12:56:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

348648

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the recent report by the US Department of Justice containing indictments against several senior football officials for corruption, bribery and racketeering in the British Overseas Territories of British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands; and what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Justice and (b) the Serious Fraud Office about potential prosecution of people named in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	1275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office has been following closely the emerging allegations and holds material which it is actively reviewing.</p><p> </p><p>I meet the Director and other Ministers frequently to discuss a variety of issues. However, as was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s policy to provide details of all such meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/06/2015 10:30:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348620

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the press release released by the Prime Minister on 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of the Law Officers' Departments' policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials -<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">Family Test Guidance</a></p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p>The Law Officers’ Departments have not applied the Test to date, however where applicable they would work with the DWP to embed the Test in policymaking processes.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2015 09:56:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348893

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	1396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of offenders referred to the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders referred to the Court of Appeal</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders whose sentences were considered unduly lenient and whose sentences were increased by the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders whose sentences were unduly lenient</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders whose sentence was increased</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Detailed information on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme was published on the Attorney General’s Office website on Thursday 11 June 2015. The information can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 1397 question first answered 15/06/2015 12:15:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

348894

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	1397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of offenders referred to the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders referred to the Court of Appeal</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders whose sentences were considered unduly lenient and whose sentences were increased by the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders whose sentences were unduly lenient</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders whose sentence was increased</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Detailed information on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme was published on the Attorney General’s Office website on Thursday 11 June 2015. The information can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 1396 question first answered 15/06/2015 12:15:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

353905

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many letters of invitation to companies to enter negotiations for a deferred prosecution agreement the Serious Fraud Office has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	2337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office has issued its first letters of invitation but it would not be appropriate to confirm numbers.</p><p>The process of reaching Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) happens in stages. Initial negotiations are confidential to encourage openness on the part of the company. Under the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Court determines whether any relevant hearings are heard in public or in private. Any DPA must be approved by a judge and publicised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/06/2015 10:11:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

349630

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many criminal prosecutions were undertaken by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the years 2010 to 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	2029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service publishes its casework statistics on a financial year basis. The number of criminal prosecutions finalised between April 2010 and March 2015 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finalised Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>738,064</p></td><td><p>664,493</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/06/2015 10:14:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips