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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-12more like thismore than 2020-05-12
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Offences against the Administration of Justice: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for (a) perverting the course of justice and (b) wasting police time in relation to false allegations of domestic abuse in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies remove filter
uin 46013 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-18more like thismore than 2020-05-18
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of prosecutions against domestic abuse complainants for perverting the course of justice and/or wasting police time. Obtaining this information would therefore require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously and is determined to bring perpetrators to justice and ensure victims are protected from repeated offending. The Crown Prosecution Service has specific guidance for prosecutors on how to approach cases where a complaint alleging a false allegation is made. When reaching a prosecution decision Crown Prosecutors apply the two stage test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. There must be sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it must be in the public interest for a prosecution to be brought.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North remove filter
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-18T09:09:59.33Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-18T09:09:59.33Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this