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1349628

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the Serious Fraud Office’s conviction rate was for (a) individuals and (b) corporations in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), by its specialist nature, takes on a relatively small number of large, complex economic crime cases which can take several years to investigate. This means that small changes in case numbers can lead to significant fluctuations in in the SFO’s conviction rate.</p><p> </p><p>Against this context, in 2020-21 the SFO’s conviction rate for individuals was 67 percent, which included three convictions in the $1.7bn Unaoil bribery case and one guilty plea in the Petrofac bribery case. No corporations were brought to trial in 2020-21. The SFO also secured two Deferred Prosecution Agreements against corporates in 2020-21, returning £47.4m in fines and penalties to the UK taxpayer and compelling these organisations to reform.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:02:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1349629

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the decision making process within the Serious Fraud Office on whether to open, continue or close a criminal investigation into a corporate entity.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has robust assurance processes in place to ensure effective decision-making on whether to open, continue, or close a criminal investigation into a corporate entity. This includes the SFO’s Case Evaluation Board (CEB) and Case Review Panels (CRPs), both of which are chaired by the SFO General Counsel.</p><p> </p><p>The CEB reviews intelligence submissions against the Director’s Statement of Principle and assesses strategic and tactical risks, costs, and resource implications to make an informed recommendation to the Director on whether to initiate or decline an investigation. CRPs seek to scrutinise all cases at least twice a year to ensure that sound judgement and appropriate investigative and legal expertise are being used in cases, and that cases are progressing appropriately and comply with all relevant legal and operational guidance.</p><p> </p><p>While the SFO exercises independence in its individual casework decisions, I am regularly updated by the Director and her senior leadership team on the SFO’s casework.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:06:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1349068

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has had a discussion with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on a renewal or extension to the five-year appointment to that post.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	37525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on a renewal or extension to the five-year appointment to that post, which is not due to come to an end until August 2023.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:00:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1341809

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any Departmental business has been conducted on private email addresses; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that full records are kept of that business.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	24300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 24301 question first answered 05/07/2021 15:14:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1341810

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: CCTV
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether a risk assessment has been carried out on the secure holding of CCTV footage within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	24301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 24300 question first answered 05/07/2021 15:14:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1341342

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work the non-executive directors undertake.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23154 23155 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341343

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those interests are published.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23153 23155 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341345

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials of his Department had of the Ministerial appointments of those non-executive directors; and what assessment his Department made of the applicants' experience against the requirements for breadth and depth of experience set out in the Cabinet Office guidance on Departmental Boards of November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23153 23154 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341346

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain Ministerial private offices; and whether there are closed circuit television cameras in any Ministerial private offices within his Department's estate.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2021 16:06:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1330762

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure the prosecution of people whose acts towards fellow passengers on domestic flights are perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on disability or perceived disability.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>Courts in the United Kingdom have the power to deal with offences which are committed on board any aircraft whilst on the ground or in the air over the United Kingdom, and on “British-controlled aircraft” whilst “in flight” outside United Kingdom airspace. In such instances, as with any crime, the CPS will prosecute cases that are referred to it by the police and other law enforcement agencies where the test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is met.</p><p>The Code makes it clear that where an offence involves hostility or prejudice based upon race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity, disability, gender or age, it is more likely that a prosecution will be required in the public interest. Where a crime is found by a court to involve hostility based on a disability, this will be an aggravating factor in the sentence and the court must openly state the crime involved this hostility.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/06/2021 10:35:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald