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1300429

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 19 February 2016 (HL6037), whether the Crown Prosecution Service's IT systems can undertake electronic searches of relevant records by character string; and if not, whether a system update is planned.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL13955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>There is no planned update or change to Crown Prosecutions Service’s existing IT systems to undertake electronic searches of relevant records by character string.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/03/2021 11:57:22 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1286919

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the interim charging protocol introduced in March 2020 for cases relating to domestic violence, (a) when it will cease to operate and (b) what assessment has been made of the efficiency of the protocol.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	154649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (‘NPCC’) introduced an interim charging protocol in response to the Coronavirus pandemic on 1 April 2020 to identify and prioritise the highest risk cases. This includes those that involve domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Charging Board, chaired jointly by the CPS and the NPCC, oversees and monitors arrangements for charging at a national level, including the interim charging protocol. Local police forces and CPS Areas (including CPS Direct that covers charging outside usual working hours) monitor local arrangements for charging through local Prosecution Team Performance Management meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The interim charging protocol continues to operate and is the subject of ongoing discussion between the CPS and the police. No end date has been set.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2021 14:00:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1286823

registered interest
date	17/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting fraud cases.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Darren Henry
uin	154564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) continues to work with the police and other investigators to prosecute criminal cases involving fraud.</p><p>In 2019-20, the CPS prosecuted over 10,000 defendants where Fraud and Forgery was the principal offence.</p><p>The CPS has a dedicated, Specialist Fraud Division to ensure they devote the right skills and resources to prosecuting complex and serious fraud and economic crime. Their work ranges from prosecution of bankers and investment scams to prosecuting those who seek to defraud the taxpayer of millions of pounds.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2021 14:04:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4794 label Biography information for Darren Henry

1283781

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the importance of upholding the rule of law.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	911871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The rule of law is at the heart of the UK constitution. The duty of the Law Officers is to ensure that the Government acts lawfully at all times. I take that responsibility seriously including in my role as legal adviser to the Government and when attending Cabinet, and that will not change.</p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank Government Legal Department lawyers for their heroic work in contributing to the Rule of Law during the pandemic, as the Government continues to be successful in Covid-related challenges. answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 04/02/2021 11:36:28 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1283782

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to rape and sexual assault.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	911874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring rape and sexual assault cases are conducted effectively – in fact, I recently successfully referred a point of law to the Court of Appeal to ensure that the law is clear in cases of sexual assault.</p><p>I have also engaged closely on CPS rape work, including meeting with CPS South East in December 2020 to discuss how their RASSO unit approaches these complex cases. The CPS and police also published their Joint National Action Plan on rape in January 2021 which shows their commitment to improvement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 04/02/2021 11:32:17 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1283783

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking with the Lord Chancellor to tackle the court backlog.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	911881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I have seen first-hand how innovatively and resiliently criminal justice agencies have responded to the pandemic to boost court capacity – in June 2020, I observed virtual hearings conducted via the Cloud Video Platform in Bristol Magistrates’ Court.</p><p>I have also met with various CPS Areas to discuss their approach, and know that the CPS is committed to working closely with the courts service and judiciary on court recovery work. This is an unprecedented challenge, but I have been impressed with the truly collaborative approach criminal justice partners have taken.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 04/02/2021 11:36:41 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1283565

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prorogation: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143130, what the total legal costs were in the (a) Scottish Courts and (b) Supreme Court in respect of litigation relating to the prorogation of Parliament in 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	148928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government defended a petition for Judicial Review in relation to the prorogation of Parliament in 2019 raised by Joanna Cherry QC MP and others in (1) the Outer House in the Court of Session, (2) the Inner House of the Court of Session, and (3) the Supreme Court where it was joined with R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent).</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Advocate General and Government Legal Department have determined that the total legal costs incurred by the Government in relation to the <em>Cherry</em> litigation in the Outer and Inner Houses of the Court of Session was £83,715 (net of VAT). The total legal costs incurred by the Government in the Supreme Court in relation to <em>Cherry</em> was £83,715 (net of VAT), and in relation to <em>Miller </em>was £142,590. These figures include Counsel fees, Government Legal Department litigator costs and court dues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also incurred £30,000 in adverse costs in relation to the <em>Cherry</em> proceedings. It is not possible to attribute these costs between proceedings in the different courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2021 09:19:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1283195

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Taking of Hostages Act 1982: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143029 on Taking of Hostages Act 1982: Prosecutions, how many proceedings referred to her Office under article 2 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 by the Crown Prosecution Service her Office has consented to prosecute in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	147944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Our records indicate that the Law Officers have consented to prosecutions under the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 on four occasions in the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2021 16:51:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1283250

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) commercial organisations, and (2) individuals, have been prosecuted each year under the Bribery Act 2010 for failure to prevent bribery; and what outcome was secured in each such case.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL12913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 provides that a commercial organisation is guilty of an offence of failing to prevent bribery if a person associated with the organisation bribes another person, intending to obtain or retain business or an advantage for the company. The offence can only be committed by a corporate body.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of the two prosecuting agencies that the Attorney General superintends:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted one commercial organisation under Section 7, securing a conviction against Skansen Interiors Ltd in 2018.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) has prosecuted one commercial organisation under Section 7, with Sweett Group plc pleading guilty in 2015. The SFO has also separately entered into six Deferred Prosecution Agreements (‘DPAs’) with companies for this offence:</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DPAs </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Standard Bank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Sarclad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Guralp Systems ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Airbus SE Airline Services ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 16/02/2021 15:06:57 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1282633

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the CPS annual report 2019-20, how many (a) additional prosecutors have been recruited, (b) operational delivery staff have been recruited and (c) offers of employment have been made to new lawyers since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	146996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>As of 2<sup>nd</sup> February 2021, the CPS has recruited:</p><ul><li>399 additional prosecutors, with a further 75 due to start by April 2021;</li><li>155 Paralegal Officers and Assistants (Operational Delivery Staff);</li><li>and made 570 offers of employment to new lawyers since 2019.</li></ul><p> </p><p>(Source data – CPS HR Recruitment records)</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/02/2021 12:03:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves