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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-19more like thismore than 2015-10-19
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effect of the criminal courts charge on the reduction in costs awarded to the Crown Prosecution Service under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 as a result of (a) magistrates and (b) judges using their discretion to lower the level of costs awarded. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 12364 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
answer text <p>The criminal court charge imposed a non-discretionary charge on all adult offenders convicted for offences committed on or after 13 April 2015 and is imposed separately from other financial considerations and orders the court may make. It is premature to fully appreciate the implications of the charge on the criminal justice system.</p><br /><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain data on the value of costs awarded to the CPS but does have data on the value of costs recovered following the award of costs. The value of costs recovered and paid to CPS, following the award of costs under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, in quarter 1 2015-16 was about £10.7m, in line with expectations.</p><br /> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-22T16:01:44.73Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-22T16:01:44.73Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
422149
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-19more like thismore than 2015-10-19
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service: Costs more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the costs awarded to the Crown Prosecution Service under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 in (a) each financial year since 2010 and (b) 2015-16 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 12365 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain data on the value of costs awarded to the CPS but does have data on the value of costs recovered following the award of costs.</p><br /><p>A table showing the value of costs recovered and paid to the CPS, following the award of costs under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, in (a) each financial year since 2010 and (b) 2015-16 to date is presented below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>(Qtr 1)</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Costs recovered (£M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>44.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40.6</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The value of costs recovered has reduced in total but has increased in terms of the average cost recovered per defendant since 2010/11. The total CPS caseload has also reduced since 2010. This reduction in CPS caseload is due, in part, to the transfer of prosecutions from the CPS to the police as part of the police led prosecution initiative.</p><br /><p><strong>Notes: </strong>The figures in the table are compiled from returns sent to the CPS by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The amount reported for 2015/16 reflects the first quarter’s returns only. Returns for the second quarter are not yet available.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-22T15:58:18.58Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-22T15:58:18.58Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421288
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Trials more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse from early guilty pleas in the Crown Court in each year since 2010-11. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11882 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The Early Guilty Plea Scheme aims to reduce delays and unnecessary paper work and increases productivity for all Criminal Justice System partners.</p><br /><p>No data is collected on the total savings to the public purse by a defendant entering an early guilty plea.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:57:55.287Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:57:55.287Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421289
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Trials more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what the Crown Prosecution Service's success rate was in cases which have gone to trial in (a) Magistrates' Courts and (b) Crown Courts in each year between 2010-11 and 2014-15. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11883 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the outcomes of prosecutions, on a defendant basis, at magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. Cases adjourned for trial, or contested proceedings, comprise convictions after trial and acquittals or dismissals after trial.</p><p>The table below shows the proportion of contested proceedings resulting in a conviction after trial, at magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court for each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Conviction after Contest Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Magistrates' Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Crown Court </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>65.0%</p></td><td><p>56.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>66.3%</p></td><td><p>59.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>64.4%</p></td><td><p>60.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>62.8%</p></td><td><p>60.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>61.0%</p></td><td><p>56.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures in the table above are inclusive of cases where a defendant has entered mixed guilty and not guilty pleas. These pleas are not acceptable to the Crown and the case proceeds to trial.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T16:01:38.02Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T16:01:38.02Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421290
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Trials more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) prosecution cost per defendant, (b) overall spend per completed case and (c) overall spend per full-time equivalent staff member in (i) the Crown Court and (ii) magistrates' courts was in each year since 2010-11. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11888 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>(a) The prosecution cost per defendant since 2010-11 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£496</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>(b) The overall spend per completed case for each year since 2010-11 is as follows:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£550</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>(c) The overall spend per full-time equivalent staff member in (i) the Crown Court and (ii) magistrates' courts was, in 2014-15:</p><p>(i) Crown Court £96,532</p><p>(ii) Magistrates Court £58,924</p><br /><p>It is important to note that these are not staff costs but represent the full cost of prosecuting cases in the Magistrates and Crown Courts. These costs include administrative overheads.</p><br /><p>Prior to 2014-15 the CPS did not distinguish staff expenditure between Magistrates’ and Crown Court cases, so we are unable to apportion spend to full-time equivalents by these categories.</p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:58:28.593Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:58:28.593Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421294
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many wasted cost orders were made (a) in favour and (b) against the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2010-11; and for what reasons such wasted cost orders were made against the Crown Prosecution Service. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11885 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Servicedoes not maintain a central record of the number of wasted cost orders made in favour of, or against, the prosecution. To obtain this information would require a manual file examination incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:56:40.997Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:56:40.997Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421295
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Trials more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many early guilty pleas there were in the Crown Court in each year from 2010-11; and what proportion of total pleas they represented in each such year. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11887 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central electronic record of the numbers of defendants and the outcome of prosecution proceedings at the Crown Court on its Case Management System. An automated facility to collate data showing the number of early guilty pleas was developed and implemented across the Service during 2013. Complete records are therefore only available from April 2014.</p><br /><p>The table below represents the number of finalised defendants entering early guilty pleas and shows these as a proportion of all guilty pleas at the Crown Court during 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early Guilty Plea</p></td><td><p>23,589</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% EGP of all Guilty Pleas</p></td><td><p>32.5%</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Guilty Pleas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72,527</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><br /><p>The total guilty plea volumes in the table above are inclusive of cases where a defendant has entered mixed guilty and not guilty pleas.</p><br /><p>The second table shows the number of early guilty pleas as a proportion of all finalised prosecution outcomes at the Crown Court during the same period.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early Guilty Plea</p></td><td><p>23,589</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% EGP of all Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100,865</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-22T16:09:17.383Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-22T16:09:17.383Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421296
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service: Staff more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutors, (b) associate prosecutors, (c) caseworkers and (d) administrators were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of each such category were engaged in frontline services. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11886 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answer text <p>The number of (a) prosecutors, (b) associate prosecutors, (c) caseworkers and (d) administrators that were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2010-11, can be found in the table below along with the proportion of each that were engaged in frontline services.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Prosecutors</p></td><td><p>Associate</p></td><td><p>Caseworkers</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><p>Prosecutors</p></td><td><p>&amp; Administrators</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>2668</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>4089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% FrontLine</p></td><td><p>98.7%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>91.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>2583</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>4143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% FrontLine</p></td><td><p>99.0%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>91.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>2351</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>4130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% FrontLine</p></td><td><p>97.6%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>91.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>2226</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>3710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% FrontLine</p></td><td><p>97.3%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>90.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>2232</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>3333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% FrontLine</p></td><td><p>97.5%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>90.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes: Data may differ from other published data due to differing specifications</p><br />
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-21T15:49:53.997Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-21T15:49:53.997Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
421297
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-14more like thismore than 2015-10-14
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crown Prosecution Service: Redundancy Pay more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many exit packages the Crown Prosecution Service has agreed with a value of more than £100,000 since 2010-11; and what the total cost of such packages was to the public purse. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11895 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Exit Packages in Excess of £100,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Exit Packages Per</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010 – 2011</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£4,463,413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 – 2012</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>£4,466,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 – 2013</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£3.494,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 – 2014</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>£4,492,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>£2,991,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>none</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>153</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £19,908,787</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><p><strong><em>Note:</em></strong></p><p><em>Data source is the CPS Annual Report for years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Data source for 2015/16 was taken from the CPS VER and finance database and is</em> <em>accurate as at 16/10/15.</em></p><br />
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-10-22T16:13:29.227Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
420581
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-12more like thismore than 2015-10-12
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office is currently negotiating; and what recent progress has been made in each of those negotiations. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North remove filter
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 11438 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-15more like thismore than 2015-10-15
answer text <p>I refer the Hon.Member to the answer given by the Solicitor General to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-12/2337/" target="_blank">2337</a> on 17 June 2015.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-15T15:34:50.007Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this