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172114

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/01/2015
	date	06/01/2015
	date tabled	06/01/2015
	ddp created	07/01/2015 00:10:34
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 19:39:44
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Service Prosecuting Authority
	house id	1
	identifier	219886
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	12/01/2015 12:20:09
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Law Officers met the Director of the Services Prosecution Authority in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 219886
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219886
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text The Law Officers have met the Directors of the Service Prosecuting Authority regularly since 2010. However, as has been the case with successive administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.
	creator	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

516553

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2016
	date	28/04/2016
	date tabled	28/04/2016
	ddp created	28/04/2016 20:02:19
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	28/04/2016 20:06:18 11/05/2016 12:03:01
	hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8065
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/05/2016 11:30:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not prosecuted the reported 350 Jihadis who have returned to the UK and are suspected of having fought in Syria or Iraq.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL8065
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8065
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has successfully prosecuted 35 cases involving 54 defendants who have returned to the UK and are suspected of having fought in Syria and / or Iraq. It currently has 13 such ongoing prosecutions involving 30 defendants. The Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland (PPSNI) is also dealing with one ongoing Syria-related prosecution. If there is evidence that people are going abroad to engage in terrorist activity, they can be arrested and prosecuted. They can also be arrested and prosecuted if they return to the UK. There are a wide range of offences that can be used to prosecute such individuals but each case has to be considered individually on its merits and whether an arrest or prosecution can take place will depend on the evidence available. If the police refer a case to the CPS, they consider whether the test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is met. That is, whether there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence and, if so, whether it is in the public interest to prosecute.
	creator	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

513559

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/04/2016
	date	18/04/2016
	date tabled	18/04/2016
	ddp created	18/04/2016 23:40:26
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	18/04/2016 23:46:46 21/04/2016 11:32:02
	hansard heading	Homicide and Sexual Offences: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	identifier	34464
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/04/2016 11:00:53
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) sexual assault cases were prosecuted where the defendant was a non-EU national in each year since 2010.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 34464
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	34464
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain any centrally held data that would enable the identification of the nationality of any defendants, whether they are an EU national or not. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.
	creator	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

166219

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2014
	date	26/11/2014
	date tabled	26/11/2014
	ddp created	26/11/2014 23:50:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 11:48:11
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Eleanor De Freitas
	house id	1
	identifier	216213
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/12/2014 11:56:10
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the review into the death of Eleanor de Freitas.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 216213
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216213
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text The Attorney General and I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on a wide range of criminal matters and this has recently included the case involving Eleanor de Freitas. The DPP has made clear that she is looking at the detail surrounding the case and will be addressing the family’s concerns fully and directly.
	creator	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

523886

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/06/2016
	date	08/06/2016
	date tabled	08/06/2016
	ddp created	08/06/2016 21:31:50
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	08/06/2016 21:35:58 21/06/2016 12:53:03
	hansard heading	Games
	house id	2
	identifier	HL561
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/06/2016 12:52:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have asked the Serious Fraud Office to investigate matters related to the sale and purchase of BHS.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL561
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL561
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text In all cases decisions to investigate are made by the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, who acts independently. In respect of BHS, the SFO has confirmed that it is reviewing material in its possession. If the Director considers there are reasonable grounds to suspect serious or complex fraud which meets his Statement of Principle, he will open a formal criminal investigation.
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

428970

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/11/2015
	date	18/11/2015
	date tabled	18/11/2015
	ddp created	18/11/2015 22:20:14
	ddp modified	23/11/2015 11:56:00
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Evidence
	house id	1
	identifier	16836
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/11/2015 09:36:38
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of hearsay evidence in court proceedings in reducing the number of unsuccessful cases due to victim or witness issues; and what estimate he has made of the number of cases where hearsay evidence has been used by prosecutors in each year since 2010-11.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 16836
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16836
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors will apply to admit hearsay evidence where they consider it appropriate to do so and the legislation permits. However, the CPS does not record information on the number of cases where hearsay evidence has been used in the course of criminal proceedings. It follows, therefore, that no assessment of the effectiveness of the use of hearsay evidence in court proceedings in reducing the number of unsuccessful cases due to victim or witness issues is routinely conducted.
	creator	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

424189

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/10/2015
	date	27/10/2015
	date tabled	27/10/2015
	ddp created	28/10/2015 00:40:23
	ddp modified	30/10/2015 15:23:02
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	identifier	13688
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	30/10/2015 14:51:18
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Serious Fraud Office is undertaking an investigation into defeat devices used by Volkswagen in emissions tests.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 13688
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13688
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text As and when matters are brought to the attention of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) they are assessed in the context of the SFO's remit to investigate fraud, bribery and corruption. If appropriate, relevant matters will be considered for criminal investigation in line with SFO internal procedures. The SFO does not comment on its assessments or their status at any one time but does publish on its website details of those cases formally adopted for criminal investigation, when this is possible without prejudice to the investigation.
	creator	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

421530

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2015
	date	12/10/2015
	date tabled	12/10/2015
	ddp created	15/10/2015 11:20:12
	ddp modified	15/10/2015 12:28:06
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Social Media
	house id	1
	identifier	901586
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/10/2015 11:56:44
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to develop a greater level of public understanding of the legal framework for social media.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sherwood
	tabling member printed	Mark Spencer
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 901586
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	901586
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>While there is clearly some awareness of the legal framework applicable to social media, I nevertheless publish warnings online reminding people of their responsibilities, where appropriate. My office also on occasions sends tweets, warning social media users of the risks of being in contempt.</p><p><strong></strong>As far as the criminal law is concerned, the Crown Prosecution Service has issued detailed guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media.</p>
	creator	4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer

178787

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2015
	date	10/02/2015
	date tabled	10/02/2015
	ddp created	11/02/2015 00:10:38
	ddp modified	23/02/2015 13:21:05
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Contempt of Court
	house id	1
	identifier	224010
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/02/2015 12:49:20
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps he has taken to promote awareness of the laws on contempt of court among social media users.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 224010
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224010
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Where appropriate the Attorney General and I publish online the warnings about potentially prejudicial reporting that Attorneys General had previously only given to the mainstream media. My office also sends tweets warning social media users of the risks of being in contempt of court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Attorney General has recently issued advice to social media users and others that identifying a victim in a sexual offence case is a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to look at whether there is anything more that can be done to raise awareness in this area.</p>
	creator	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

156150

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2014
	date	18/11/2014
	date tabled	18/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 23:10:40
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:30:21
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	identifier	214940
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 11:43:01
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a right of appeal against a charging decision of the Crown Prosecution Service on the grounds that it is unduly lenient.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214940
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214940
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Where a suspect is charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) with a criminal offence, there are no plans to introduce a general right of appeal relating to the offence charged on the ground that it is too lenient. There are already a number of mechanisms in place to assess the quality of prosecutors’ decision making including external reviews by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and internal CPS processes such as Individual Quality Assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Every charging decision made by the CPS must be in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors (“the Code”). Unless the Threshold Test is applied, there must be sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and it must be in the public interest to prosecute every offence charged. The Code requires that charges are selected which reflect the seriousness and extent of the offending, enable the case to be presented in a clear and simple way and give the courts adequate powers to sentence. The Code also makes it clear that review is a continuing process and that prosecutors must take account of any change in circumstances that develops as the case progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Victims can currently exercise their rights under the CPS Victims’ Right to Review scheme. This scheme enables victims to request a review of a CPS decision made after 5<sup>th</sup> June 2013 not to bring charges, to discontinue proceedings, offer no evidence or leave certain charges to “lie on file”. In those cases where it has not been possible to resolve the issue to the victim’s satisfaction at a local level, the decision is independently reviewed.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies