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424238

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were assisted by the Homelessness Prevention Grant in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	13695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Homelessness prevention grant is part of our £500 million investment in local authority and voluntary sector homelessness services. It has helped local authorities to prevent 935,800 households from becoming homeless since 2010 and assisted 220,800 in 2014-15 alone.</p><p>The Government does not evaluate the effectiveness of local authority grants including the Homelessness Prevention Grant. As democratically elected organisations, local authorities are independent from Central Government and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. Since 2010, local councils have had more flexibility over how they spend the money they receive from central government. Together with the money raised through council tax and other local sources, they have considerable freedom to work with their residents to decide how best to spend available resources on local priorities. <br> <br>My Department regularly engages with a wide range of partners on homelessness prevention. We have received five written representations directly from local authorities on the future of the grant since April 2015.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 13696 13697 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:51:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 26844 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1192093

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crime: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to protect victims of crime from the suspects of those crimes that have been released from remand following delays to their trial as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	42135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is working to to protect the interests of victims and witnesses by ensuring that defendants properly remanded in custody remain in custody.</p><p>Custody Time Limits (CTLs) apply to all cases in which a defendant has been remanded in custody pending trial. Those time limits can be extended if the courts are satisfied that there is good and sufficient cause and if the prosecution have acted with all due diligence and expedition. The adjournment of criminal trials may require an extension of a CTL.</p><p>Following the suspension of jury trials the CPS agreed a Protocol for Custody Time Limit Cases with the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). The Protocol is a temporary framework during the Coronavirus pandemic for the efficient handling of cases that involve a custody time limit. The Protocol sets out an agreed process for the listing and handling of CTL cases; an agreed understanding of the law in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic; and arrangements for information sharing.</p><p>The courts consider the issue of bail at each hearing and on any application for bail made by a defendant. Should the court decide to grant bail, whether at the end of any CTL or at another hearing, the court can impose conditions to ensure that a suspect does not interfere with witnesses or obstruct the course of justice, including the electronic monitoring of suspects.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/05/2020 14:21:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1227325

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2020 to Question 75406 on Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the updated January 2019 CPS guidance on sex for rent arrangements and advertisements; and whether that guidance has resulted on prosecutions.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	78763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions for sex for rent arrangements and advertisements under section 52 or 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by an examination of individual CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost. Therefore, the CPS is unable to make an assessment of the effectiveness of updated CPS guidance on prosecutions of sex for rent arrangements and advertisements.</p><p>Prosecutors will consider all guidance available to them when applying the Code for Crown Prosecutors to determine whether there is enough evidence to charge and if it is in the public interest to bring a case to court.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 78764 question first answered 01/09/2020 15:41:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1227347

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2020 to Question 75406 on Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing, what estimate she has made of the number of prosecutions for Sex for Rent Arrangements and Advertisements under section 52 or 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	78764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions for sex for rent arrangements and advertisements under section 52 or 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by an examination of individual CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost. Therefore, the CPS is unable to make an assessment of the effectiveness of updated CPS guidance on prosecutions of sex for rent arrangements and advertisements.</p><p>Prosecutors will consider all guidance available to them when applying the Code for Crown Prosecutors to determine whether there is enough evidence to charge and if it is in the public interest to bring a case to court.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 78763 question first answered 01/09/2020 15:41:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1237979

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service resulted in unsuccessful outcomes due to victim issues in each quarter since the third quarter of the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	95701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the outcomes of completed prosecutions, as a count of the number of defendants finalised, and collates the data collected by quarter. Each non-conviction (or ‘unsuccessful’) outcome is allocated a reason, indicating the principal reason the defendant was not convicted.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of prosecution outcomes resulting in a non-conviction due to victim or complainant issues in each quarter from Q3 2018-19 (October to December 2018) to Q4 2019-20 (January to March 2020).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim Issues</p></td><td><p>3,594</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td><td><p>3,111</p></td><td><p>3,286</p></td><td><p>2,643</p></td><td><p>2,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Victim Issues</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Prosecution Outcomes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121,191</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123,939</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115,228</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>118,896</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109,425</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107,497</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/09/2020 10:13:06 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1242051

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2020 to Question 95701, if she will publish the number of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service that resulted in unsuccessful outcomes due to victim issues by offence type in each quarter since the third quarter of the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	101295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the outcomes of completed prosecutions, as a count of the number of defendants finalised, and collates the data collected by quarter. Each non-conviction (or ‘unsuccessful’) outcome is allocated a reason, indicating the principal reason the defendant was not convicted. The CPS also collects data which reports the number of prosecuted defendants allocated to twelve Principal Offence Categories.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of non-convictions due to victim issues by Principal Offence Category in each quarter from Q3 2018-19 (October to December 2018) to Q4 2019-20 (January to March 2020).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offences Against The Person</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>2,687</p></td><td><p>2,419</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td><td><p>1,997</p></td><td><p>1,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft And Handling</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud And Forgery</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Damage</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs Offences</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Order Offences</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Other Offences (excluding Motoring)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring Offences</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (No Category Allocated)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Non-Convictions due to Victim Issues</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,594</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,468</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,111</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,286</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,643</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,673</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown by Principal Offence Category of prosecution outcomes resulting in a non-conviction due to victim issues as a percentage of all prosecutions. The table shows that the proportion of non-convictions due to victim reasons are a very small proportion of all prosecutions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offences Against The Person</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft And Handling</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud And Forgery</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Damage</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs Offences</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Order Offences</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Other Offences (excluding Motoring)</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring Offences</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (No Category Allocated)</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Non-Convictions due to Victim Issues as a percentage of all prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.4%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.5%</strong></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 19/10/2020 14:07:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1244529

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Exploitation: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to page 8 of the 2020 UK annual report on Modern Slavery, how many prosecutors dealing with high-volume drug crime in the Youth Courts have received face-to-face training on recognising the signs of criminal exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	105463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The CPS recognises that the exploitation, grooming, and trafficking of children and young people is abhorrent and it takes great care to ensure the right people are prosecuted for the right offences.</p><p> </p><p>Face to face training on the circumstances in which a prosecution would not be appropriate has been delivered to in excess of 330 prosecutors dealing with high volume drug crime in Youth and Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This includes training on section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS also delivers a face-to-face Youth Specialist course which includes training on how to recognise the signs of exploitation and slavery and has been delivered to in excess of 300 prosecutors this year. Both courses have been adapted for delivery via videoconference during the Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 105464 question first answered 23/10/2020 13:57:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1244530

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Exploitation: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to page 8 of the 2020 UK annual report on modern slavery, what plans she has to roll out face-to-face training on recognising the signs of criminal exploitation to prosecutors dealing with other types of crime in the Youth Courts.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	105464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The CPS recognises that the exploitation, grooming, and trafficking of children and young people is abhorrent and it takes great care to ensure the right people are prosecuted for the right offences.</p><p> </p><p>Face to face training on the circumstances in which a prosecution would not be appropriate has been delivered to in excess of 330 prosecutors dealing with high volume drug crime in Youth and Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This includes training on section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS also delivers a face-to-face Youth Specialist course which includes training on how to recognise the signs of exploitation and slavery and has been delivered to in excess of 300 prosecutors this year. Both courses have been adapted for delivery via videoconference during the Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 105463 question first answered 23/10/2020 13:57:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1311838

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2021
	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 and what proportion of victims that contacted the CPS to make a unduly lenient sentence referral had that referral rejected for being outside the 28 day time limit from the point of sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	186192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Unfortunately, the CPS does not hold this information. The 28-day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend or to apply for leave to refer sentences to the Court of Appeal out of time. I very much welcome the introduction of the new Victim’s Code which was introduced on 1 April 2021 and which places an obligation on Witness Care Officers to notify victims about the unduly lenient sentence scheme.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/04/2021 08:19:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1312007

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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 victims contacted the CPS to make a referral under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in the most recent time period for which figures are available; whether his Department holds data on the number of referrals by type of offence in the relevant cases; and how many of those referrals resulted in a change to the sentence length of the offender.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	187283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Requests for referral under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) Scheme are made to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). Many victims contact the AGO directly and do not go to the CPS, and therefore the CPS do not hold all relevant data. All requests made via the CPS are reflected in the AGO statistics.</p><p>The AGO received 787 requests to review sentences under the ULS in 2020 and 144 requests were from victims and family members of victims. Of those 84 were eligible for review within the scheme and 14 of those were referred to the Court of Appeal. The data held by the AGO shows of the 14 cases referred: 4 were homicide cases, 8 were non-fatal offences against the person and 2 cases were categorised as rape and sexual offences. The Court of Appeal increased the sentence in 9 of those cases.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/04/2021 09:23:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle