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714032

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Management Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 65676, how much of the procurement spending in each of those years related to the services of management consultants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	69292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Expenditure on management consultants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>£1,382,460</p></td><td><p>£772,659</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>£684,314</p></td><td><p>£13,347</p></td><td><p>£9,793</p></td><td><p>£960</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CPS does not separately record expenditure on management consultancy and the amounts in the table above represent expenditure on all consultancy services and may include non-management consultancy services such as IT, legal, HR and project management.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 04/04/2017 11:18:03 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

908949

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many contractors have been employed by his Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	146172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Contractors Duration Data</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Duration</p></td><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>GLD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Up to 1 year</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between 1-5 Years</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between 5 -10 Years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 10 Years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 06/06/2018 11:12:52 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

897216

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	141004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>​No civil servant in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Government Legal Department (GLD), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) or Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has been allocated an official car or a driver.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2018 10:49:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

670051

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Labour Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many civil servants in each unit of the Law Officers' Departments are in the redeployment pool.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	59137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Within the Law Officer’s Departments, the Attorney General's Office, Government Legal Department and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not have a redeployment pool. The Crown Prosecution Service has eight staff currently in the redeployment pool and the Serious Fraud Office has less than five staff.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/01/2017 16:15:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

906358

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Newcastle upon Tyne
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131392 on Sexual Offences: Newcastle upon Tyne, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Spicer Review on his Department's existing programme of work.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	145334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>With regard to local programmes of work, CPS North East is working closely with Newcastle Crown Court and other partners within the Criminal Justice System to improve the experience of victims and witnesses when attending court and to ensure that the commitments to witness care set out in the Victim’s Code and the Witness Charter are properly delivered.</p><p>In line with the broader recommendations made, the CPS will be considering its guidance on the involvement of the Service with the changing local safeguarding arrangements. While the CPS has no prescribed statutory obligations under the new arrangements, they will ensure that prosecutors are aware of the changes and we will continue to make a positive contribution. The CPS will also continue to work closely with other agencies in order to contribute to any relevant cross-Government strategies pertaining to Serious Case Reviews.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/06/2018 12:48:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

926769

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2018 to Question 146799 on procurement, how long that contractor has been employed by his Department at that daily rate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	154653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>With reference to the previous question 146799 the Crown Prosecution Service currently has one contractor engaged whose fees exceed £1,000. The contract commencement date was 25th May 2018 with an estimated duration of 40 days in total to be carried out on an ad-hoc basis.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/07/2018 14:34:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

781358

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	International Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how the Government complies with Article 16 of the International Law Commission's Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Unlawful Acts, with specific reference to the sharing of intelligence to identify targets with our coalition partners.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	110693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the International Law Commission’s <em>Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Unlawful Acts</em> have not been adopted as a treaty, the Government considers that Article 16 generally reflects customary international law. The Government is committed to upholding international law and when cooperating with other States the Government will always seek to ensure that its actions remain lawful at all times. The Government does not comment on specific matters concerning the sharing of intelligence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/11/2017 09:14:54 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

929335

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2018
	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the reduction in the number of CPS staff on the number of criminal charges brought in England and Wales between 2010 and 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	156623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Crown Prosecution Service has seen a reduction of staff, this does not necessarily correlate to the decreasing caseload. During the same period, the volume of police charged cases and referrals for pre-charge decisions has declined. Importantly, the Crown Prosecution Service has maintained its conviction rate of around 84% throughout this time.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/07/2018 13:33:25 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

539479

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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, on how many occasions the Law Officers referred a criminal sentence to the Court for Appeal for review on the grounds that it was unduly harsh in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	43056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the Attorney General’s Office can ask the Court of Appeal to review a sentence which is considered to be unduly lenient, the Law Officers have no power to intervene when a sentence is too harsh. Therefore there have been no referrals to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that a sentence was unduly harsh.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/07/2016 10:43:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

917648

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has to extend the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	150015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Whilst in the vast majority of cases sentencing judges get it right, the ULS scheme is essential in ensuring that victims, family members and the public are able to request that sentences they think are unduly lenient can be reviewed.</p><p>The Government re-committed in our manifesto that we will extend the scope of the scheme. As a first step, an extension of the scheme to further terrorism offences came into effect last August.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/06/2018 10:39:06 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson