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1697880

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Zane Gbangbola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will apply to the High Court to order a new investigation into the death of Zane Gbangbola during flooding in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	19925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Surrey Senior Coroner has already carried out a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Zane Gbangbola’s death, taking into account a considerable amount of evidence. The Coroner, as an independent judicial office holder, drew his own conclusions based on this evidence.</p><p><br> If there is a belief that the evidence was not considered properly during the original inquest, or that there is new evidence available, the correct process is for an application to be made to the Attorney General asking her to apply to the High Court to quash the inquest and order a fresh investigation. The High Court would take this course of action if it believed that it would be in the interests of justice.</p><p><br> If the Hon Member or the victim’s family would like to make such an application to the Attorney General, they are welcome to contact the Attorney General’s Office at correspondence@attorneygeneral.gov.uk for information and guidance on how to apply.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/04/2024 09:27:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1640027

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Homicide: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of defendants who were (a) arrested and (b) charged with the murder of a (i) male and (ii) female victim were eventually convicted of manslaughter in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	186747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office holds the data on the number of arrests for specific offences.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for data on charges, including data for murder and manslaughter. No information is held regarding the number of murder charges which resulted in manslaughter convictions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 05/06/2023 10:53:34 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1361434

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in rape and serious sexual offences units in each (a) CPS area and (b) year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	58992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Each of the 14 CPS Areas has a dedicated RASSO Unit, staffed by specially trained prosecutors and other operational delivery staff, equipped to deal with the complexities of rape cases. The below data shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed in each CPS RASSO Unit, which were established in 2016, as of 31 March for each year from 2017. The figures are set out in decimals as there are many part-time members of staff who work in RASSO Units.</p><p> </p><p>CPS Areas are not uniform in size and as such there is a disparity in the staffing levels between each Area. Furthermore, case numbers and types of case in RASSO Units may vary from year to year and across Areas.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important to note that CPS Areas have the flexibility to move staff between teams to support local needs. While the below figures show the number of FTE staff employed in each CPS RASSO Unit in each year, they do not include members of staff who have been moved to teams in other Areas to support local needs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPS Area</strong></td><td><strong>2017</strong></td><td><strong>2018</strong></td><td><strong>2019</strong></td><td><strong>2020</strong></td><td><strong>2021</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Cymru Wales</td><td>27.01</td><td>24.64</td><td>21.64</td><td>20.06</td><td>18.97</td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>20.02</td><td>20.54</td><td>22.19</td><td>20.14</td><td>23.95</td></tr><tr><td>East of England</td><td>22.29</td><td>23.85</td><td>23.70</td><td>19.19</td><td>19.65</td></tr><tr><td>London North</td><td>*</td><td>31.76</td><td>31.75</td><td>24.76</td><td>26.11</td></tr><tr><td>London South</td><td>*</td><td>38.02</td><td>36.33</td><td>33.01</td><td>34.14</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside and Cheshire</td><td>19.98</td><td>21.80</td><td>20.94</td><td>19.95</td><td>19.48</td></tr><tr><td>North East</td><td>27.00</td><td>28.31</td><td>28.68</td><td>26.70</td><td>24.49</td></tr><tr><td>North West</td><td>44.57</td><td>50.53</td><td>47.87</td><td>45.82</td><td>42.26</td></tr><tr><td>South East</td><td>27.96</td><td>25.15</td><td>24..64</td><td>20.91</td><td>19.21</td></tr><tr><td>South West</td><td>23.29</td><td>21.90</td><td>20.02</td><td>18.08</td><td>16.68</td></tr><tr><td>Thames and Chiltern</td><td>19.80</td><td>21.82</td><td>20.02</td><td>27.33</td><td>24.14</td></tr><tr><td>Wessex</td><td>26.26</td><td>21.30</td><td>22.52</td><td>18.98</td><td>19.33</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>34.38</td><td>33.69</td><td>35.74</td><td>36.51</td><td>34.05</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire and Humberside</td><td>37.45</td><td>34.80</td><td>35.06</td><td>32.48</td><td>35.95</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Prior to 2017, London South and London North operated as a single CPS Area, and the combined number of FTE staff in the pan-London RASSO Unit for 2017 was 66.23.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/10/2021 08:47:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

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

1337266

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department has referred any Freedom of Information requests received by his Department to the central Cabinet Office Clearing House on Freedom of Information requests for advice on handling, in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	16931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>FOI requests are referred to the Clearing House in line with the published criteria available on gov.uk. The Clearing House, which has been in existence since 2004, provides advice to ensure a consistent approach across government to requests for information.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/06/2021 08:34:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1313403

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many CPS prosecutors have been in employment in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>The number of CPS prosecutors who have been in employment in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>(a) 2485 (31 March 2018)</p><p>(b) 2579 (31 March 2019)</p><p>(c) 2692 (31 March 2020)</p><p>(d) 2943 (31 March 2021)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source Data: Trent and Oracle HR Database</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/05/2021 16:38:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1311093

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what mandatory training on domestic abuse CPS prosecutors have received in the last 12 months; what proportion of prosecutors have completed that training; and what evaluation has been undertaken on effectiveness of that training.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	185461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously. CPS prosecutors undertake specific e-learning modules with domestic abuse training delivered to all new lawyers joining CPS Areas. In the past 12 months, 349 staff have completed evidence led prosecution e-learning and 303 advocates have completed the domestic abuse drills course (an advocacy-based course supporting prosecutors dealing with domestic abuse cases, which covers issues around bail, guilty pleas, special measures, and case management). In addition to these mandatory modules, wider training on domestic abuse is also available to prosecutors.</p><p>As part of an ambitious domestic abuse programme launched in January 2021, the CPS is working with sector experts to review the current e-learning modules, to create additional learning opportunities and share messages with staff. The recent Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework Conference demonstrates how key information can be shared virtually with prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/04/2021 12:49:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1309792

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether officials in his Department have received remuneration for paid work for organisations or companies outside of Government in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	182089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from Nigel Boardman’s review.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/04/2021 15:02:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

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