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date	08/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will devolve responsibilities for courts and the Crown Prosecution Service to (a) the Mayor of London, (b) other mayors and (c) other combined authorities; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	52491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is open to considering proposals to give a greater influence over criminal justice to local areas where the evidence shows this will make local justice more effective. As an independent Prosecutor, the Crown Prosecution Service is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice but is superintended ‎by the Attorney General.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/11/2016 17:36:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

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registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Registered Intermediaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 26 February 2014 to Questions 184188 and 184187, how many requests were made for each age group of vulnerable witnesses for registered intermediaries by (a) the police, (b) the Crown Prosecution Service, (c) courts, (d) solicitors and (e) other groups in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Protecting victims is our top priority. In 2015 we doubled the number of Registered Intermediaries to increase the numbers available to help vulnerable witnesses/victims. The following table provides the requested information for years 2014 and 2015 and for the year to date 2016. Only the police, CPS, courts and solicitors may request a registered intermediary.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0-4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18+</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Courts</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>CPS</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solicitor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0-4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18+</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>559</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>1,555</p></td><td><p>732</p></td><td><p>1,191</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solicitor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0-4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18+</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Courts</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>1,661</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solicitor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/11/2016 17:38:15 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

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registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice paper, Our Commitment to Victims, published in September 2014, what plans she has made to ensure that all publicly funded advocates involved in serious sexual offences have undertaken approved specialist training on working with vulnerable victims; and whether her Department plans to update that training to take account of national roll-out of pre-trial cross-examination for vulnerable witnesses.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the process of going to court simpler, easier and more sympathetic to victims. That is why we will roll out recorded pre-trial cross-examination in the Crown Court, to ensure vulnerable victims are spared the trauma of reliving events at trial.</p><p> </p><p>All publicly-funded advocates in sexual offences cases will be required to undertake specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses. Only advocates who have had the specialist training will be able to be instructed in and undertake sexual offences cases, including those in which video-recording of cross-examination features.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/11/2016 17:39:36 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey