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	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in what proportion of cases in a domestic setting the Crown Prosecutor requests (a) a witness summons or (b) special measures; and what proportion of such applications are granted.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number or proportion of cases in which a witness summons or special measures are requested, or the number and proportion of applications which were subsequently granted. Obtaining this information would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 10:57:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389422

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of prosecutors using computerised prosecution court files; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has made substantial progress in implementing digital working with other Criminal Justice agencies. Almost all police forces are now transferring over 90% of case files electronically.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Between October 2014 and June 2015 the CPS has issued 5,576 mobile devices, meaning that 92% of staff now have such a device.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS is introducing a ‘Prosecutor App’ for advocates in the magistrates’ court. This is designed to make preparing for, prosecuting and recording hearings easier for prosecutors and provide administrative teams with timely information to record hearing outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Savings and efficiencies are being made through business process change, headcount reductions and reduced printing and transport of paper. By the end of 2015-16, the CPS estimates that savings of approximately £30million per annum will be achieved.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 14:59:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389419

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what procedures are in place to ensure that prosecutors make courts aware of overseas criminal convictions of (a) foreign and (b) British criminals for the purposes of bail and sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Prosecutors are required to make the courts aware of all convictions, including overseas convictions, in bail and sentencing hearings. This duty is prescribed by statute and by Criminal Practice Direction and is set out in comprehensive Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) legal guidance which is available on the CPS website.</p><p>Previous convictions of EU nationals are now more easily accessible because of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), which was set up in 2012.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 15:02:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies