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1176897

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how the additional £85 million for the Crown Prosecution Service will be spent; and if he will take steps to make an assessment of the effect of that additional funding on the number of prosecutions taken forward for the offence of rape.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	13533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The<br>additional £85 million for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will be spent<br>over two financial years; £5 million in 2019-20 and £80 million in 2020-21. This<br>investment will enable the CPS to respond effectively to the expected increase<br>in caseload resulting from the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers; to<br>better meet their disclosure obligations; to work with investigators to pursue<br>all reasonable lines of inquiry; and to deliver much needed changes to external<br>counsel fees. Investing in the CPS to meet these pressures is essential for<br>justice to be served.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>The<br>additional resources for disclosure will support the development of stronger<br>cases, including rape offences.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/02/2020 17:03:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1179284

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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 of the cases referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were received on the 28th day after sentence outside office hours; and what proportion of those cases were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>2015 – of the 14 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – of the 28 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2017 - of the 27 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2018 - of the 31 sentences that were received out of time 2 were received on the 28th day and too late for them to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2019 - of the 43 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p>Whilst referrals for sentences are received and actioned on the 28<sup>th</sup> day, those are cases that are received early enough on the day to be actioned. An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. None of the above cases were accepted as being within time by my office as they were received too late to be actioned and consequently they were all marked as out of time.</p><p> </p><p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:09:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179285

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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 of the cases referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were received before the 28th day after sentence time period had elapsed but outside office hours and where his office did not re-open until after that 28 day deadline had passed; and what proportion of those cases were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>2015 – of the 14 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – of the 28 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2017 - of the 27 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2018 - of the 31 sentences that were received out of time 2 were received on the 28th day and too late for them to be actioned.</p><p> </p><p>2019 - of the 43 sentences that were received out of time only 1 was received on the 28th day and too late for it to be actioned.</p><p>Whilst referrals for sentences are received and actioned on the 28<sup>th</sup> day, those are cases that are received early enough on the day to be actioned. An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. None of the above cases were accepted as being within time by my office as they were received too late to be actioned and consequently they were all marked as out of time.</p><p> </p><p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:09:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1280737

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: UK Relations with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the UK withdrawing from participation in (a) the European Arrest Warrant, (b) membership of Europol and (c) membership of EuroJust on the work of the CPS in prosecuting international crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	143871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p><br>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) has worked with other prosecutors, law enforcement, the courts and the Home Office to ensure the CPS continues to have access to the capabilities it needs and that effective international cooperation with EU Member States on extradition, gathering of evidence and asset recovery continues. The CPS has also engaged extensively with EU counterparts in order to safeguard existing cases using EU tools as well as operate the new arrangements effectively.</p><p>As well as providing for streamlined extradition arrangements, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides for cooperation between the UK and Europol and the UK and Eurojust to facilitate multilateral law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation. The UK remains fully operational at Eurojust with a Liaison Prosecutor Desk which was up and running from 1 January 2021. In December 2020, the CPS was participating in 33 out of 41 Joint Investigation Teams involving the UK and the CPS remains equally involved in all of these today.</p><p>The TCA equips operational partners on both sides with the capabilities that help protect citizens and bring criminals to justice – promoting the security of all our citizens.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 143872 143873 question first answered 02/02/2021 09:08:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1280738

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Eurojust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she has taken to ensure the CPS can operate (a) effectively and (b) to the same standard when prosecuting international crime in the context of no longer being a member of Eurojust.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	143872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p><br>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) has worked with other prosecutors, law enforcement, the courts and the Home Office to ensure the CPS continues to have access to the capabilities it needs and that effective international cooperation with EU Member States on extradition, gathering of evidence and asset recovery continues. The CPS has also engaged extensively with EU counterparts in order to safeguard existing cases using EU tools as well as operate the new arrangements effectively.</p><p>As well as providing for streamlined extradition arrangements, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides for cooperation between the UK and Europol and the UK and Eurojust to facilitate multilateral law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation. The UK remains fully operational at Eurojust with a Liaison Prosecutor Desk which was up and running from 1 January 2021. In December 2020, the CPS was participating in 33 out of 41 Joint Investigation Teams involving the UK and the CPS remains equally involved in all of these today.</p><p>The TCA equips operational partners on both sides with the capabilities that help protect citizens and bring criminals to justice – promoting the security of all our citizens.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 143871 143873 question first answered 02/02/2021 09:08:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1280739

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Eurojust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many outstanding cases the CPS were working on as a part of EuroJust in December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	143873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p><br>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) has worked with other prosecutors, law enforcement, the courts and the Home Office to ensure the CPS continues to have access to the capabilities it needs and that effective international cooperation with EU Member States on extradition, gathering of evidence and asset recovery continues. The CPS has also engaged extensively with EU counterparts in order to safeguard existing cases using EU tools as well as operate the new arrangements effectively.</p><p>As well as providing for streamlined extradition arrangements, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides for cooperation between the UK and Europol and the UK and Eurojust to facilitate multilateral law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation. The UK remains fully operational at Eurojust with a Liaison Prosecutor Desk which was up and running from 1 January 2021. In December 2020, the CPS was participating in 33 out of 41 Joint Investigation Teams involving the UK and the CPS remains equally involved in all of these today.</p><p>The TCA equips operational partners on both sides with the capabilities that help protect citizens and bring criminals to justice – promoting the security of all our citizens.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 143871 143872 question first answered 02/02/2021 09:08:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1177622

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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, whether there is a legislative basis for the 28-day limit on appealing an unduly lenient sentence meaning something other than 28 days.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. Tracey Hanson emailed the Attorney General’s office, requesting a review of a potentially unduly lenient sentence. The email was received by my office at 8.41pm on the 28<sup>th</sup> day and therefore was received after the close of court business. By the time my office received the email it was impossible to act on it and it was too late to file a referral with The Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2020 10:45:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177623

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Tracey Hanson
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the basis was for his authority to refuse the application of Tracey Hanson in relation to a potentially unduly lenient sentence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>An unduly lenient sentence case can only be taken forward if either myself or the Attorney General has approved action (on the basis of a complete prosecution file and proper legal advice) and an application has been filed with the Court of Appeal before the expiry of the statutory 28 day deadline. Tracey Hanson emailed the Attorney General’s office, requesting a review of a potentially unduly lenient sentence. The email was received by my office at 8.41pm on the 28<sup>th</sup> day and therefore was received after the close of court business. By the time my office received the email it was impossible to act on it and it was too late to file a referral with The Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2020 10:45:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179280

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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, if she will extend the current 28 day limit for appealing a sentence under the unduly lenient sentence scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>A referral to the Court of Appeal for consideration of a sentence as unduly lenient must be made within 28 days of the date of the sentence as set out in Schedule 3, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The 28 day statutory time limit is absolute; the statute provides no power to extend the time limit or to apply for leave to refer out of time.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the 28 day deadline. The current deadline provides an appropriate balance between the rights of victims and offenders, ensuring that offenders are not left uncertain of whether their sentence may be extended for a long period of time, whilst allowing victims sufficient time to request a review of the sentence under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2020 14:02:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1220353

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2020
	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 extended under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
	uin	68445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>A total of 27 individual sentences have been increased by the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Scheme in the last six months: four sentences in January, eight in February, five in March, one in April, three in May and six in June.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/07/2020 12:38:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes