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172114

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Service Prosecuting Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	219886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 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. answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 12/01/2015 12:20:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

513559

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide and Sexual Offences: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	34464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 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. answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 21/04/2016 11:00:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

166219

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Eleanor De Freitas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	216213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 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. answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/12/2014 11:56:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

428970

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Evidence
	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 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.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	16836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 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. answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/11/2015 09:36:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

424189

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	13688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 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. answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/10/2015 14:51:18 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

421530

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Sherwood
	tabling member printed	Mark Spencer
	uin	901586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 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> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 11:56:44 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer

178787

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	224010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 23/02/2015 12:49:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

156150

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	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, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/11/2014 11:43:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

391677

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on the circumstances in which his Department should pursue a case of contempt of court, and when such action should be pursued by a private individual.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	8308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>When the Attorney General or Solicitor General is asked to consider bringing contempt proceedings each case is reviewed on its own merits. The Law Officer considering the case has to be satisfied that there is a realistic prospect of proving in the High Court that a contempt has been committed and, if so, that it is in the public interest to institute proceedings. It is important that the Law Officer exercises discretion in this area to ensure that he only brings proceedings where he is satisfied that both the evidential and public interest considerations are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/09/2015 09:33:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

453536

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 19 February (HL5998), whether there are any circumstances under which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) may alter the speed at which video evidence is shown in court, and if so, whether the CPS is obliged to inform the court that the speed of the video evidence has been altered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL6238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Video evidence is routinely examined in court during criminal trials either frame by frame or at different speeds in order to aid the court’s understanding. In the case of image stills, time stamps can be used to indicate the passage of time between images. Both defence and prosecution lawyers are under a professional duty not to mislead the court.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/03/2016 12:04:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra