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46701

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Independent Police Complaints Commission with advice on criminal charges against current or former police officers suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	195078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not identify the number of cases referred to it for advice by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

46702

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Metropolitan Police Service with advice on criminal charges against members of the public suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	195079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows, for the CPS in London, the average number of calendar days which have elapsed since the first decision was sought by the police to the date in which the last decision made was to charge. The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not identify the number of cases referred to it for advice, by the alleged offence(s).</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Average Time to a Decision to Charge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008 - 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 - 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The CPS in London deals with cases referred to it by both the Metropolitan Police Force and the City of London Police Force and it is not possible to further break down the figures provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

46703

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how and on what basis the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to prioritise the allocation of resources to its decision-making on criminal charges following conclusions of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry; and whether there is additional consideration where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	195080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will consider whether there is any new evidence or information within the coroner's proceedings which may have an impact upon any previous CPS decision not to bring criminal charges against an individual(s) or organisation following a conclusion of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry. Where it is found that a further investigation will need to be conducted by the police, and a fresh decision made by the CPS, the police and CPS should ensure the Coroner and bereaved family / next of kin are notified of the next steps to be taken.</p><p>The allocation of CPS resources to make decisions on criminal charges will be determined by the specific facts and circumstances of the individual case. The Complex Casework Units in each of the CPS Areas will deal with more complex homicide cases; other homicide cases will be handled by senior prosecutors in the Areas. The Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in CPS headquarters also deals with a wide range of homicide cases including deaths in custody, assisted suicides, terrorist-related homicides and homicides arising from so-called ‘disaster' cases. There are no additional considerations where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

46162

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the (a) positive and (b) negative effects of serving a witness summons on a complainant in a court case involving alleged domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	194675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>I have made no formal appraisal, but Crown prosecution Service (CPS) guidance to prosecutors sets out the circumstances in which witness summonses can best be used in such cases. This guidance is published on the CPS website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/domestic_violence_aide-memoire/#a25" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/domestic_violence_aide-memoire/#a25</a></p><p>Witness summonses can be effective in ensuring complainants attend court when they would not otherwise do so. They can also support victims who are concerned about how a voluntary decision to attend court might be perceived by ‘removing' the pressure of making that decision for them. Where a victim attends as a result of a witness summons, there is often a guilty plea.</p><p>However, it is also possible that a witness will still not attend, or may come to court but refuse to give evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

46163

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for pre-charge decision in 2013-14 and each of the five preceding years; how many of those cases were (a) subject to a decision to take no further action, (b) disposed of by way of a simple caution, (c) disposed of by way of a conditional caution, (d) disposed of by another type of out-of-court disposal, (e) prosecuted, (f) prosecuted successfully and (g) prosecuted successfully where the defendant contested the charge.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of suspects (not cases) referred to prosecutors for a pre-charge decision and the number of defendants prosecuted, following a decision to charge.</p><p>The table below shows, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, the total number of charging decisions made against suspects and the outcome of decisions where the decision was to (a) take no further action, (b) caution, (c) conditionally caution or (d) recommend another out of court disposal. In addition, the table shows the number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates' courts and at the Crown Court, by the CPS following a decision to charge (e), the number convicted (f) and the number convicted after a contested hearing (g). The table does not include other outcomes related to pre-charge decisions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Pre-Charge</strong></p><p><strong> Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) No Further</strong></p><p><strong> Action</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Simple</strong></p><p><strong> Caution</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Conditional</strong></p><p><strong> Caution</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(d) Other Out </strong><strong>of </strong></p><p><strong>Court Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(e) Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(f) Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(g) Conviction</strong></p><p><strong> after Contest</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>532,427</p></td><td><p>140,895</p></td><td><p>9,596</p></td><td><p>8,378</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td><p>357,785</p></td><td><p>288,996</p></td><td><p>31,049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>477,522</p></td><td><p>127,502</p></td><td><p>8,040</p></td><td><p>8,229</p></td><td><p>3,088</p></td><td><p>326,051</p></td><td><p>259,017</p></td><td><p>28,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>468,656</p></td><td><p>120,144</p></td><td><p>6,595</p></td><td><p>6,935</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>332,935</p></td><td><p>261,539</p></td><td><p>28,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>369,564</p></td><td><p>89,104</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>4,982</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td><td><p>282,970</p></td><td><p>223,504</p></td><td><p>26,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>309,315</p></td><td><p>73,916</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>3,781</p></td><td><p>863</p></td><td><p>233,594</p></td><td><p>185,176</p></td><td><p>20,872</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p>The data reported in the above table are inclusive of suspects referred to the CPS for a charging decision and defendants prosecuted by the specialised national divisions of the CPS including, from April 2011, proceedings formerly dealt with by the prosecution functions of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health.</p><p>Since 2011 the Police have been able to charge some offences without referral to the CPS, as outlined in the DPP's Guidance on Charging which can be found on the CPS website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/directors_guidance/dpp_guidance_5.html" target="_blank">https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/directors_guidance/dpp_guidance_5.html</a></p><p>Data for the annual year 2013-14 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46164

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) barristers, (b) solicitors and (c) witness care staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service at the end of (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Barristers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Solicitors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Witness Care</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>2,353</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>1,867</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>645</p></td><td><p>1,771</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Notes:</strong>Data extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March in each year</td></tr><tr><td>Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database</td></tr><tr><td>Data may differ from previously published data due to differing specifications</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>.</p><p> </p><p>Notwithstanding the staff reductions, conviction rates have remained broadly unchanged since 2009/10.</p><p>Witness attendance remains constant over the last two financial years (to February 2014).</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46165

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service was required to pay in wasted cost orders in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS maintains records of the overall value of costs payments made but does not distinguish between the various types of costs order available. To ascertain the types and value of individual costs awards made over the last five years would require a review of each case and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The CPS central financial records indicate that the department was required to pay £772,129.54 in costs awards in 2013-14. It should be noted that the accounts for 2013-14 are not finalised and this figure will be subject to audit and adjustment. Finalised figures will be available at the end of May 2014.</p><p>The value of total costs payments made in 2013/14, £772K, represents about 0.13% of overall CPS expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46166

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of judicial directions to prosecutors in criminal cases were (a) carried out on time, (b) carried out late and (c) not carried out in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service intends to publish the number of, and compliance with, judicial directions in prosecution proceedings heard at the Crown Court for 2013-14 when they are available</p><p>Judicial directions to prosecutors are monitored by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on an individual case basis and there is no central record maintained at present. The information requested in respect of SFO cases could therefore only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46167

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the performance of each Crown Prosecution Service business area was on (a) pre-charge decisions, (b) decisions to take to further action, (c) discontinuances after charge, (d) prosecutions, (e) convictions and (f) convictions after a not-guilty plea for each of the flagged offence groups in 2013-14 and each of the five previous years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Tables have been deposited in the Library of the House containing the following information for each of the last five years for which complete and validated data is available;</p><p>· Number of pre-charge decisions and the proportion that resulted in a decision to take no further action.</p><p>· Number of finalised prosecutions.</p><p>· Number of convictions and the conviction rate</p><p>· Number of prosecutions discontinued after charge</p><p>· Number of convictions in contested cases</p><p>The figures are broken down for the 13 regional Crown Prosecution Service Areas and by principal offence category of the cases concerned. The principal offence category indicates the most serious offence with which the defendant is charged at the time of finalisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name 194784 - Data tables -Pre charge decisions.XLSX title Tabels - CPS pre charge decisions
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

46012

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been (a) commenced, (b) resulted in a non-custodial sentence and (c) resulted in a custodial sentence for (i) witness intimidation, (ii) perverting the cause of justice and (iii) conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as a result of incidents arising from cases involving domestic violence in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	194444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts which were flagged as involving domestic violence, rather than the number of defendants or cases prosecuted.</p><p>The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.</p><p>Offences of perverting the course of justice are charged under Common Law, conspiracy to pervert justice, by way of Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and intimidation of a witness or juror by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.</p><p>The table below shows, for each of the last five years, the number of these offences charged and reaching a first hearing at magistrates' courts, which were identified as involving domestic violence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 { 51 }: Intimidating/threatening or harming a witness or juror</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>763</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common Law: Perverting the course of justice (including attempts)</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Law Act 1977 { 1 }: Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</strong></p><p>There is no indication of the final prosecution outcome, or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is also often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p>It is not possible to centrally disaggregate offences charged by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to separately identify those offences relating to witnesses from those concerning jurors. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The CPS does not hold records of sentences imposed following a conviction. Statistics relating to sentences are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones