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757523

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Law: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve public legal education.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	8850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text In July, I launched a Public Legal Education panel to support and drive forward legal education initiatives. Bringing together key organisations will mean a more joined up approach to Public Legal Education and will ensure that more people can reap the benefits of the good work being done. answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/09/2017 13:45:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

823052

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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 sentences have been successfully appealed under the Unduly Lenient Sentences Scheme in each year for which statistics are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	122735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of sentences that have been successfully appealed during the last six years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO contacted</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referred to Court of Appeal (CA)</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>173*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentence increased by CA</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* This includes 25 sentences passed in 2017 which have been referred to the Court of Appeal, but which it has not yet considered.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 29/01/2018 12:44:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

757524

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Convictions
	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 the work of the Serious Fraud Office in investigating and securing convictions for fraud offences.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	8851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has played an important role in the fight against serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption. Between 2012/13 and 2016/17, 66 defendants were convicted from 94 who were prosecuted giving an overall defendant conviction rate of 70.2%. In terms of cases, 31 were successful out of 36. This gives a case conviction rate of 86.1%. In addition the SFO has concluded four deferred prosecution agreements.</p><p>The SFO also works closely with other justice partners on tackling serious fraud, as well as participating in a number of strategic delivery and working groups.</p><p>The SFO continues to work to improve performance and, following a report by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) in May 2016, progress has been made to bolster governance and ensure greater efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 12/09/2017 07:53:55 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

757522

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Contempt of Court Act 1981
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with social media providers on user postings and the provisions of the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	8839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Law Officers have had no recent discussions with social media providers on users’ postings and the provisions of the Contempt of Court Act 1981. The Attorney General has, however, announced on 15 September 2017 a Call for Evidence to consider the impact of social media on the administration of justice. The Call for Evidence will assess the risks arising from social media to the fairness of criminal trials including contempt of court, the right to anonymity of victims and the integrity of judicial orders in criminal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/09/2017 11:39:12 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

757525

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme to offences beyond those which are already covered by that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	8852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government re-committed in our manifesto that we will extend the scope of the scheme. As a first step, an extension of the scheme to further terrorism offences came into effect last month. We are considering with the Lord Chancellor how further to fulfil our commitment to extending the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 12/09/2017 07:43:11 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

710897

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent progress has been made in increasing the prosecution rate for disability hate crime offences.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	67906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to tackling disability hate crime and is prosecuting, and convicting, more defendants for disability hate crimes than ever before. In 2015/16, the CPS completed 941 disability hate crime prosecutions, an increase from 666 the previous year and the conviction rate has remained steady at 75%.</p><p>The CPS delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training between September 2015 and January 2016 to support prosecutors to more effectively deal with disability hate crime cases.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 20/03/2017 11:36:07 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748501

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress has been made on increasing the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	3240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken a number of steps to improve its prosecution of all strands of hate crime. Specifically they have delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training for all prosecutors to deal more effectively with disability hate crime cases.</p><p>As a result, the CPS is prosecuting, and convicting, more defendants of disability hate crime than ever before. In 2015-16, the CPS completed 941 disability hate crime prosecutions, an increase of 275 on the previous year.</p><p>The proportion of successfully completed prosecutions with an announced and recorded sentence uplift increased to 11.9% from 5.4% the previous year.</p><p>The CPS will shortly be publishing a public policy statement on disability hate crime and a Support Guide for victims and witnesses with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2017 11:09:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

167673

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what support his Department provides to victim and witness support units.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	217105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) continues to support the joint police/CPS Witness Care Units (WCUs) through the provision of staff and key case information that allows the unit to support victims and witnesses throughout the progress of their case. The CPS has also recently implemented Victim Liaison Units (VLUs) in every CPS Area. These dedicated units provide victims with clear explanations of CPS decisions about their cases, in line with our Victims’ Code commitments.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/12/2014 11:31:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

540945

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on increasing the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	43668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2015/16, the CPS completed 941 prosecutions for disability hate crime, an increase of 41.3% on the previous year when it completed 666 prosecutions.</p><p>The number of convictions rose from 503 in 2014/15 to 707 in 2015/16, an increase of 40.6%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/09/2016 09:02:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson