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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