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1216834

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Treasury Solicitor's Department
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has in place to ensure that the Treasury Solicitor - Bona Vacantia Division (a) undertakes investigations into the existence of wills for the deceased in an efficient and diligent manner and (b) administers estates in accordance with the law.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	63512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department (GLD) deals with the estates of people domiciled in England &amp; Wales who appear to have died without leaving a valid will or relatives entitled to share in their estates in priority to the Crown.</p><p> </p><p>Estates are administered by BVD in compliance with the law and the legal duties which apply to the administrators of estates.</p><p> </p><p>This includes making reasonable enquiries to establish whether the deceased has left a valid will or relatives entitled to share in the estate in priority to the Crown. Such enquiries include publishing details of the estate on BVD’s website and in the national and local press; making enquiries of banks, local solicitors and other parties and potentially conducting a search of the deceased’s property to establish whether they left a will.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/06/2020 10:52:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1146137

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average amount of time was, in each of the last eight years, between a case's first referral to the CPS and the conclusions of that case, for all cases which reached a trial in England.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	290946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the total average time, in days, from referral to finalisation for each year from 2011/12 to 2018/19 where the CPS made a decision to charge and where a trial outcome was recorded in England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average days from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>225.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>233.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>226.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>243.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>253.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>256.77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>259.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>276.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/10/2019 11:49:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1146650

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	291351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The SFO exists to tackle the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption. The SFO’s remit is to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute those cases that fall within this remit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please find a breakdown of Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutions by case in each financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note we interpret the prosecution of an SFO case to begin from the date of the first charge brought against an individual or organisation in a case. More information about our cases is available online at <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/our-cases/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/our-cases/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/10/2019 11:43:54 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1146652

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many unexplained wealth orders the Serious Fraud Office has (a) applied for and (b) been granted in each of the last 10 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	291352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has not applied for any Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) to date. However, the SFO is committed to making use of the new powers enacted in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, including UWOs, and they proactively review all cases to see whether the use of this tool would be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/10/2019 11:38:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1146653

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) the Serious Fraud Office has entered into in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	291353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) have been available to prosecutors since February 2014. The SFO has agreed five DPAs with UK companies since the legislation came into force, three of which were for overseas corruption offences.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of all DPAs are available on the SFO’s website at: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/guidance-policy-and-protocols/deferred-prosecution-agreements/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/guidance-policy-and-protocols/deferred-prosecution-agreements/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/10/2019 11:35:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1146655

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total value is of all assets confiscated by the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	291355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has a dedicated Proceeds of Crime Division which is focused on recovering the proceeds of crime so that criminals who are successfully prosecuted by the SFO do not benefit from their offending and victims can be compensated wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of all proceeds of crime orders obtained by the SFO in each financial year since 2010, and the total value of payments made against them, can be found on the SFO website at <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/about-us/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/about-us/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/10/2019 11:31:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1148396

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2019 to Question 290946, what the average time taken was from referral to finalisation in each year from 2008-09 to 2018-19 where the CPS made a decision to charge and where a trial outcome was recorded in England for cases (a) relating to sexual violence or rape, (b) focusing on actual bodily harm charges, (c) focusing on grievous bodily harm charges and (d) focusing on burglary.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	294695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the average time to charge and the average time to prosecute in days by Principal Offence Category and for cases flagged as rape.</p><p>The tables below show the total average time, in days, from referral to finalisation for each year from 2008/10 to 2018/19 where the CPS made a decision to charge and where a trial outcome was recorded in England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>(a)(i) Sexual Offences excluding Rape Flagged</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Total average time (days) from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>294.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>299.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>300.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>304.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>306.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>285.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>320.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>343.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>347.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>363.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>390.79</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a)(ii) Rape Flagged</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Total average time (days) from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>321.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>336.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>346.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>344.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>351.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>338.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>383.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>381.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>412.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>460.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>495.24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>(b) &amp; (c) Offences against the Person</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Total average time (days) from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>192.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>191.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>192.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>194.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>193.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>183.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>194.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>198.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>192.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>191.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>209.96</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(d) Burglary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Total average time (days) from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>200.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>213.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>195.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>190.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>206.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>202.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>226.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>246.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>231.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>246.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>244.81</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data provided above is for the more serious cases in which the CPS has been required to authorise charge and in which there has been a trial. MoJ data for all cases in 2018 report figures of between 185 days and 193 days for offence to completion</p><p> </p><p>The time taken from referral to finalisation has increased for all crime types. This is due to greater complexity and the increase in electronic material for the police, CPS and courts to consider. In addition the Police are now encouraged to seek early investigative advice more often and in particular in serious, sensitive or complex cases. Early investigative advice helps to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated and the evidence to be brought before the court is strong. With the increase in early investigative advice, CPS is more often involved at an earlier stage in proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>There has also been an increase in the time taken for a case to pass through the courts which has also impacted on overall timeliness.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/10/2019 16:16:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1148397

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average time taken was from referral to finalisation in each year from 2009-10 to 2011-12 where the CPS made a decision to charge and where a trial outcome was recorded in England.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	294696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the average time to charge and the average time to prosecute in days.</p><p>The table below shows the total average time, in days, from referral to finalisation for each year from 2009/10 to 2011/12 where the CPS made a decision to charge and where a trial outcome was recorded in England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total average time (days) from referral to finalisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>216.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>217.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>225.27</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/10/2019 16:18:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1172534

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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 cases in which the CPS has made a decision to charge are waiting to be (a) completed and (b) resolved.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants whose prosecution is carried forward or waiting to be completed at the end of each year, representing a snapshot in time. The table below shows the number of these, in cases where the CPS had made a decision to charge.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Defendants Carried Forward</p></td><td><p>53,631</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Records are also held showing the number of finalised (or resolved) prosecution outcomes (by defendant) where the CPS authorised a charge. The table below provides the volumes of these.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Finalised Prosecution Outcomes</p></td><td><p>183,917</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/01/2020 16:42:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1174331

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6633 on Prosecutions, how many defendants had prosecutions (a) carried forward and (b) finalised in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	9639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants whose prosecution is carried forward or waiting to be completed at the end of each year. The table below shows the number of these, in cases where the CPS made a decision to charge, at the end of each year since 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Defendants Carried Forward</p></td><td><p>87,530</p></td><td><p>77,200</p></td><td><p>69,676</p></td><td><p>59,422</p></td><td><p>53,631</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>Records are also held showing the number of finalised (or resolved) prosecution outcomes (by defendant) where the CPS authorised a charge. The table below provides the volumes of these in each year since 2014-15. The 21% reduction in the number of CPS authorised charges since 2014-15 follows the falling caseload trend. Police charged CPS prosecutions reduced by 28% and total finalised prosecutions by 26% in the same time period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Finalised Prosecution Outcomes</p></td><td><p>233,959</p></td><td><p>234,124</p></td><td><p>223,079</p></td><td><p>211,154</p></td><td><p>183,917</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/02/2020 10:07:40 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi