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100236

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged to date under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	211307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a separate record of the number of people charged and prosecuted for stalking under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged for harassment using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.</p><p> </p><p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 does not provide a definitive list of behaviors that would allow for a prosecution for either harassment or stalking and CPS prosecutors determine the most appropriate charges in any given prosecution based on the facts of the case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/10/2014 17:09:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

1022987

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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, on how many occasions he has received requests to refer an individual sentence to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency in each of the last five years; and on how many of those occasions was the request granted.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	200706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table contains the number of requests to refer an individual sentence to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency between 2014 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</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><td><p><strong>2018 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Requests to review sentences</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>1015*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referrals CA</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>138**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentences increased</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* 57 cases still under consideration</p><p>** 27 referrals to CA still to be heard</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 11:16:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1109805

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims of serious crime receive regular updates on police and CPS progress on those crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	241068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) outlines the services victims are entitled to receive, including updates on the progress of their case during an investigation or prosecution. Bereaved families in homicide cases and victims of the most serious offences will receive information within 1 working day of key developments, such as when a suspect is arrested or released without charge. Victims will also be informed how often they will receive updates on the status of the case following discussion with the police.</p><p> </p><p>In the first cross-government Victims Strategy, published in September 2018, the Government committed to amend the Victims’ Code and we intend to consult on the changes shortly. We also committed in the strategy to hold agencies to account for compliance with the Victims’ Code through improved reporting, monitoring and transparency on whether victims are receiving entitlements.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 15:34:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142161

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions Crown Prosecution Service staff deputised for a role at a higher grade than their own but were not paid at the corresponding rate in each of the last four quarters.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not keep records on how many occasions CPS staff deputised for a role at a higher grade than their own but were not paid at the corresponding rate. This data cannot be gathered without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:15:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142163

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Legal Profession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many lawyers have been recruited to the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last four quarters.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recruited 197 lawyers over the last four quarters (July 2018 to June 2019). A breakdown is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>QTR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of lawyers - All legal grades</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July – September 2018</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 2018</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – March 2019</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2019</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Data Source: Trent HR Database</em></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:21:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142164

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of changes to workload in relation to disclosure for Crown Prosecution Service staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Review published in November 2018 made a series of recommendations to improve disclosure practice. Since then, the Crown Prosecution Service, under Phase Two of the National Disclosure Improvement Plan, has undertaken a number of activities to increase the rigour and application of the disclosure test in volume crime.</p><p> </p><p>The explosion in both the capability and use of digital technology has brought new and significant challenges to criminal investigations and prosecutions. In recognition of the challenge posed by the proliferation of digital data, the CPS has delivered disclosure training to over 98% of prosecutors, and will commence a review, with the Home Office, under the National Disclosure Improvement Plan to identify scalable technological solutions in this space.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:17:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142166

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effect on the outcome of legal cases of the removal of case progression officers from Crown Prosecution Service magistrates departments.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>With the introduction of the Transforming Summary Justice (TSJ) initiative in May 2015, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) moved to full case ownership with individual lawyers being responsible for each contested case in the magistrates’ court until its conclusion. Case progression managers were removed from magistrates’ courts units, as their responsibilities and functions were now dealt with by the allocated lawyer under the supervision of their legal manager.</p><p> </p><p>Since the introduction of TSJ case outcomes and CPS performance in the magistrates’ court has been maintained or improved.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows magistrates’ courts performance between financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Number of hearings per case - Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>1.87</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td><td><p>1.69</p></td><td><p>1.67</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Number of hearings per case - Contests</p></td><td><p>3.24</p></td><td><p>2.97</p></td><td><p>2.92</p></td><td><p>2.86</p></td><td><p>2.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dropped at third or subs</p></td><td><p>34.1%</p></td><td><p>30.5%</p></td><td><p>29.6%</p></td><td><p>28.4%</p></td><td><p>25.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conviction Rate</p></td><td><p>84.2%</p></td><td><p>83.8%</p></td><td><p>84.7%</p></td><td><p>84.8%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guilty Plea Rate (excl mixed pleas)</p></td><td><p>75.4%</p></td><td><p>74.8%</p></td><td><p>76.3%</p></td><td><p>76.3%</p></td><td><p>76.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System (14 CPS Areas)</em></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:12:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142167

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Internet
	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 Oracle Cloud system at the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The CPS migrated to an Oracle Cloud system for Finance and Procurement functions on 1 April 2019.</p><p>The system is configured to ensure that it is fully compliant with Government Finance ‘Global Design Principles’ which are based on best practice and it also provides improved data security.</p><p>The Oracle Cloud system went live, as originally planned, on 1 April 2019 and was fully operational from that date. CPS completed their 2018-19 financial year-end on the new system and the resulting financial statements were successfully audited by the NAO.</p><p>The Government Internal Audit Department have been asked to conduct a review of the controls of the new Oracle Cloud system and the NAO have been asked to complete their annual technical audit of the new system at the earliest opportunity. This will provide the CPS with independent third party assurance of the effectiveness of the new system.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:03:55 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142168

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Compassionate Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of paid special leave requests by Crown Prosecution Service staff were granted in each (a) area and (b) directorate in each of the last four quarters.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) granted 1,632 special leave requests in the last four quarters. These are broken down by quarter, Area, and Directorate in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NUMBER OF APPROVED PAID SPECIAL LEAVE REQUESTS FROM 01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019 BY AREA/DIRECTORATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>01/07/2018 - 30/09/2018</p></td><td><p>01/10/2018 - 31/12/2018</p></td><td><p>01/01/2019 - 31/03/2019</p></td><td><p>01/04/2019 - 30/06/2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CENTRAL CASEWORK BUS CENTRE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS DIRECT</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS PROCEEDS OF CRIME</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CYMRU WALES</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST OF ENGLAND</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ FINANCE</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ HR DIRECTORATE</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ OPERATIONS</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ PRIVATE OFFICE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE &amp; ORGANISED CRIME</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON NORTH</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON SOUTH</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERSEY CHESHIRE</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH EAST</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME AND COUNTER TERRORISM</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH EAST</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH WEST</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THAMES AND CHILTERN</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WESSEX</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST MIDLANDS</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>383</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>442</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>440</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>367</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Data Source: Trent HR database</em></p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not keep records of Special Leave requests from staff that are declined. As gathering the information would incur disproportionate cost, data to show the proportion of approved requests is not available.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:18:54 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142169

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Personnel Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the consistency of the application of human resources policies and guidance at the Crown Prosecution Service .
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has effective mechanisms in place to ensure that Human Resource policies and guidance are applied consistently. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>direct support and guidance from the Human Resources (HR) function that deploys professionally qualified HR staff across the business to aid line management’s understanding, and application of, policy and guidance;</p></li><li><p>a positive and constructive employee relations framework that enables prompt escalation of issues or concerns over policy application;</p></li><li><p>training and development programmes for all line managers that equips them with the skills for competent people management; and</p></li><li><p>structured and regular development and network sessions for operational HR teams where policies and issues are considered to ensure consistent application across CPS.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:01:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142171

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Closures
	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 Crown Prosecution Service policies on office closures as a result of extreme weather conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The CPS has comprehensive business continuity plans in place. These include contingency measures in the event of extreme weather conditions. A decision to close an office due to a business continuity event would usually be made by local senior management.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time the CPS has introduced an extensive Smarter Working Programme which gives staff greater flexibility over where they work. Supported by upgrades to our IT infrastructure, the majority of CPS staff are able to work from home, other CPS offices and buildings on the wider public sector estate.</p><p> </p><p>Smarter Working and our investment in technology has helped to increase resilience during periods of extreme weather as staff are able to work from alternative locations if they are unable to travel to their designated office or their designated office has been temporarily closed.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 08:57:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142174

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Industrial Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of industrial relations at the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has constructive and productive industrial relations. The CPS is committed to a positive employee relations environment which is underpinned by:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>A jointly agreed Employee Relations Framework;</p></li><li><p>Structured and effective national and local Whitley Council meetings;</p></li><li><p>Joint annual Employee Relations Conferences attended by union representatives and relevant management representatives;</p></li><li><p>A joint approach to progressive business change programmes such as Smarter Working;</p></li><li><p>Regular and structured access to senior CPS executives.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>This approach has built strong relationships that have enabled good and mutual outcomes to emerging challenges or disagreement, and has led to delivery of significant business and employment changes.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 08:55:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142175

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of Crown Prosecution Service staff have worked in shared accommodation in each of the last four quarters; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of staff that have worked in shared accommodation in each of the last 3 quarters. Data for Q2 2018-19 is not available as headcount was not previously reported by location.</p><p> </p><p>Buildings occupied by the CPS and at least one other public sector body have been classified as shared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of staff based in shared buildings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,619</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,646 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,651</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% of total CPS staff</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> 44%</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>44% </strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>44% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 15:14:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142177

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of levels of recycling across the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service reports recycling rates and targets to Defra each quarter in line with the Greening Government Commitment targets. At the end of the financial year 2018-19, CPS had reached a recycling rate of 90% and only 2% of waste was sent to landfill (the balance being waste sent to incineration for energy recovery).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:26:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1142178

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Bullying and Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of levels of bullying and harassment of Crown Prosecution Service staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	282482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Bullying and harassment and any form of discrimination is taken extremely seriously by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS has undertaken an in-depth review of bullying and harassment, culminating in the design and implementation of the CPS Respect – Tackling Discrimination, Bullying, and Harassment Programme. This comprehensive Programme includes the publication of the CPS Respect policy, a campaign of bespoke face to face and digital learning for all CPS employees, managers and leaders and the introduction of Respect (Bullying and Harassment) Allies.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/09/2019 09:24:43 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

176142

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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, how many prosecutions for summary offences were discontinued as a consequence of delay in obtaining data from (a) social media companies and (b) the forensic examination of computers or mobile phones in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	222188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of prosecutions dropped as a result of delays in receiving data from social media companies or from the forensic examination of computers or mobile phones. Obtaining this information would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/02/2015 13:51:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

224346

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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, in how many cases since the introduction of the Victims' Right to Review Scheme have the Crown Prosecution Service changed a decision following a victim's request for a review.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	225951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)’s Victims’ Right to Review scheme came into effect on 5 June 2013. Between the date the scheme commenced and 31 December 2014, the CPS has reviewed 2,423 appeals of which 315 (13.0%) were upheld.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of decisions overturned represents a very small fraction of all the decisions made by CPS lawyers. During the period from 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2014, the CPS finalised 198,786 cases with a qualifying decision. This means that approximately 0.16% of cases that would qualify under the scheme resulted in an upheld Appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 225952 question first answered 05/03/2015 10:44:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

224348

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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, how many victims of crime have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to review a decision not to bring charges or to terminate proceedings since the introduction of the Victims' Right to Review Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	225952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)’s Victims’ Right to Review scheme came into effect on 5 June 2013. Between the date the scheme commenced and 31 December 2014, the CPS has reviewed 2,423 appeals of which 315 (13.0%) were upheld.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of decisions overturned represents a very small fraction of all the decisions made by CPS lawyers. During the period from 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2014, the CPS finalised 198,786 cases with a qualifying decision. This means that approximately 0.16% of cases that would qualify under the scheme resulted in an upheld Appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 225951 question first answered 05/03/2015 10:44:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

224491

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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 procedures are in place for informing victims of the reasons for delays in criminal matters relevant to their case being listed for court.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	225839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The joint police/Crown Prosecution Service Witness Care Units are responsible for updating victims on the progress of their case. This includes informing victims of hearing outcomes, and, in any case which cannot be listed within the usual timescales, providing them, where known, with relevant information about why the delay has occurred.</p><p>The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (the Victims’ Code) sets out the services to be provided to victims of crime. Under the Victims’ Code, victims are entitled to be informed of the date, location and outcome of any criminal court hearings in the case by their Witness Care Unit or by the police where they act as a single point of contact for victims. This information must be provided within 1 working day of the Witness Care Unit receiving it from the court. Where victims are due to attend court as a witness they are entitled wherever possible, to receive an explanation from the Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor or representative if there is a delay in proceedings on the day and how long the wait is likely to be.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

450781

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the recommendations in the report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, entitled Thematic Review of the CPS Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Units, published in February 2016, (a) that a new protocol should be developed with each police force capturing early investigative advice and file quality and (b) in respect of training for lawyers and paralegal staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	25920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The way in which the Criminal Justice System investigates and prosecutes rape allegations is changing and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is taking a leading role. In September 2015 the CPS and Police set up a joint National Rape Steering Group, supported by a joint Delivery Board, to drive forward a co-ordinated programme of work. This programme includes the development of an optimum model for working (in rape and serious sexual offence cases) between the CPS and the Police which will address early investigative advice and file quality.</p><p>It is a CPS priority that its staff have the tools and skills necessary to prosecute effectively. A detailed CPS/Police Joint National Rape Action Plan was published in June 2014 which identified a programme of training activity to deliver improvements in investigation and prosecution outcomes. This extensive programme, consisting of a range of face to face specialist training measures, is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/02/2016 15:45:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

581929

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on offences under section 4A of the Protection from Harassment 1998 Act being referred to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	45950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Neither of these offences are covered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and therefore the Law Officers have no power to refer sentences for these offences to the Court of Appeal.</p><p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 45951 question first answered 16/09/2016 16:17:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

581930

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on offences under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 being referred to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	45951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Neither of these offences are covered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and therefore the Law Officers have no power to refer sentences for these offences to the Court of Appeal.</p><p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 45950 question first answered 16/09/2016 16:17:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

583065

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	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 are plans to review the nature and type of offences that are capable of referral to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of leniency of sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	46370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/10/2016 13:31:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

600536

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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 he has any plans to review the categories of offences which are capable of referral to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of leniency.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	48243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering how best to do that. As a first step towards meeting that commitment, the Home Secretary has announced that the scheme would be extended to cover all terrorism cases heard in the Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2016 14:21:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

61169

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are active in magistrates' and crown courts in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	199965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of particular offences that are currently active in either magistrates' or crown courts in England and Wales.</p><p>The CPS case management system does however record the number of finalised cases which reached a first hearing in the magistrates' court as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving fear of violence</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving serious alarm / distress</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 2A(1) and (4) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is no indication of final outcome or if the offence charged was the offence at finalisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 199969 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:00:05 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd