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100080

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/10/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 21:00:32
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:57:20
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Judicial Review
	house id	1
	identifier	211271
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 15:10:43
	question first ministerially corrected	05/01/2015 17:35:17
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many judicial reviews there were involving Government departments according to records held by the (a) Treasury Solicitor and (b) Administrative Court Office in each of the last four years; and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each such year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211271
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211271
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department holds records relating only to those cases in which it has acted. The Treasury Solicitor represents most, but not all, government departments in litigation. For example, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. According to records held by the Treasury Solicitor, the number of judicial reviews involving government departments in which it has acted in each of the last four years is as follows:</p><p>2010 – 8,566</p><p>2011 – 9,603</p><p>2012 – 10,274</p><p>2013 – 16,449</p><p>Information relating to how many of those reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each year is not held centrally and could not be created without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Administrative Court Office does not collate the information requested centrally and determining the number of reviews and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part would incur a disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested in respect of the Administrative Court Office is published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls</a> . The 2013 data is not currently available.</ins></p> question first answered 28/10/2014 15:10:43 answering member 4106
	creator	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter
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	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

92103

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 20:00:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 23:50:43
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	identifier	209643
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 14:52:15
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many officials in the Law Officers' Departments completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209643
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209643
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following tables contain information on performance marking and any performance awards for officials in the Law Officers’ Departments in the 2013-14 reporting year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the Law Officers’ departments have a non-consolidated performance award pot funded according to HM Treasury guidance. The amount is set as part of departmental pay remits agreed by the Attorney General.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Crown Prosecution Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Exceeded</strong></p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Achieved (Met)</strong></p></td><td><p>4900</p></td><td><p>85.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Achieved </strong></p><p><strong>(Must Improve)</strong></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>(1) Only 15 (0.3%) Crown Prosecution Service officials qualified for a performance bonus in 2013/14. These were Senior Civil Servant grades or equivalent and their performance bonus was managed in line with the Cabinet Office Performance Management arrangements for the Senior Civil Service. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>(2) Of those completing the CSEP Performance Management Process, 5716 officials (99.7%) did not qualify for a performance bonus.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>(3) </em></strong><em>The source data has been extracted from the CPS e-PDR database using the base data report of 29/09/14. Consequent change to data input may mean that this data will change at some point in the future.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p><p><strong>Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol)*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Exceeded</strong></p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Achieved (Met)</strong></p></td><td><p>862</p></td><td><p>67.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Achieved </strong></p><p><strong>(Must Improve)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>* TSol data also covers officials employed by the Attorney General’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate. This includes the DWP/DH team who merged with TSol on the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2014.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Awarded performance award in accordance with the TSol pay settlement*</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Received award</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Did not receive award</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TSol</strong></p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion </strong></p></td><td><p>27.6%</p></td><td><p>72.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>* This data does not include the DWP/DH legal team. </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Awarded performance award in accordance with reserved rights to the DWP/DH pay settlement*</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ex DWP/DH legal team</strong></p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion of team</strong></p></td><td><p>96.7%</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>*The DWP/DH legal team operated under their previous appraisal policy in 2013-14. From 2014-15 these staff will be covered by the standard TSol performance system.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><br></p><p> </p><p><strong>Serious Fraud Office</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outstanding (Exceeded)</strong></p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>23.64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Effective (Met)</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>73.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsatisfactory (Must Improve)</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2.91%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) All staff rated as Outstanding or Effective qualified for a performance award. The amount available to the SFO for performance awards was split accordingly.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/10/2014 14:52:15 answering member 4106
	creator	400 label Biography information for John Healey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

100491

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:51:49
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:40:05
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	211534
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 13:17:54
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under the provisions of section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 since 25 November 2012.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211534
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211534
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 23<sup>rd</sup> October 2014 (questions, 211141, 211143 and 211144). The previous answer included tables detailing the number of offences charged under Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(i), Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and 2A(1) of the 1997 Act broken down by each police force in England and Wales.</p> question first answered 28/10/2014 13:17:54 answering member 4106
	creator	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

100496

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:51:50
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:40:40
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	211533
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 13:17:54
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under the provisions of section 2a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 since 25 November 2012.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211533
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211533
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 23<sup>rd</sup> October 2014 (questions, 211141, 211143 and 211144). The previous answer included tables detailing the number of offences charged under Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(i), Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and 2A(1) of the 1997 Act broken down by each police force in England and Wales.</p> question first answered 28/10/2014 13:17:54 answering member 4106
	creator	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

100290

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:50:35
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:18:45
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	211538
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 13:15:18
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many employees of the Crown Prosecution Service have been trained on the law on stalking to date; and what further such training is planned.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211538
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211538
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has developed two online e-Learning courses on all types of stalking. The “Cyber Crime: Cyber Stalking” course includes cyber stalking, non-cyber stalking and harassment. The “Stalking and Harassment” course (which was released in April 2014) deals specifically with stalking and harassment offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS maintains a central record of the number of employees who have been trained on the law on stalking by way of the e-Learning courses. 1581 of its employees in post on 23 October 2014 have completed all elements of either of the e-Learning courses in the period between 1 November 2012 (the month when the Cyber Stalking e-Learning module was revised to include the new stalking offences) and 23 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014 the CPS issued follow-up, face-to-face training material on the Stalking and Harassment offences. It can be used flexibly at a local CPS level; accordingly, its delivery is not recorded on a central database.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although there are no current plans for new training products to be launched, the CPS will continue to train its staff in this critical area of work.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/10/2014 13:15:18 answering member 4106
	creator	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

100477

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:51:43
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:38:40
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	211469
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 17:36:47
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under the provisions of section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 since 25 November 2012.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211469
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211469
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 23<sup>rd</sup> October 2014 (questions, 211141, 211143 and 211144). The previous answer included tables detailing the number of offences charged under Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(i), Sections 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and 2A(1) of the 1997 Act broken down by each police force in England and Wales.</p><p> </p> question first answered 27/10/2014 17:36:47 answering member 4106
	creator	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

99921

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:42
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:53:07
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Euthanasia
	house id	1
	identifier	211043
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 17:31:28
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the policy is of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
	tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211043
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211043
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>When prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors make decisions in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and the Director of Public Prosecutions Policy for Prosecutors in respect of cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the recent Supreme Court Judgement in the case of ‘Nicklinson and others’, the policy was updated on the 16 October 2014 to clarify issues raised regarding healthcare professionals (and others with similar responsibilities for individuals).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the updated policy is available on the CPS website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/assisted_suicide_policy.html</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 27/10/2014 17:31:28 answering member 4106
	creator	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

100236

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 21:01:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:13:51
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Harassment
	house id	1
	identifier	211307
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 17:09:19
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged to date under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211307
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211307
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a separate record of the number of people charged and prosecuted for stalking under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged for harassment using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.</p><p> </p><p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 does not provide a definitive list of behaviors that would allow for a prosecution for either harassment or stalking and CPS prosecutors determine the most appropriate charges in any given prosecution based on the facts of the case.</p><p> </p> question first answered 27/10/2014 17:09:19 answering member 4106
	creator	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

99764

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:10:31
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:36:32
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	1
	identifier	211050
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 11:02:28
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions there have been between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the head of the National Crime Agency about the capacity of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children to justice; and what the conclusions of those discussions were.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211050
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211050
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Director of Public Prosecutions has regular bilateral meetings with the Director General of the National Crime Agency. There have been no recent discussions about the capacity of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children to justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is currently working with the police to roll out nationally the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID). The introduction of the CAID will allow the police and CPS to identify and prosecute more perpetrators.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/10/2014 11:02:28 answering member 4106
	creator	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

99768

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:10:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:36:57
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Protection from Harassment Act 1997
	house id	1
	identifier	211144
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 10:59:18
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under (a) section 2A and (b) section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each police force in England and Wales since those sections came into force.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211144
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211144
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of people charged and prosecuted, however it is not possible to identify the numbers of individuals prosecuted for offences charged under specific pieces of legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are only held for the number of offences charged under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in cases finalised by the CPS. It is not possible to identify the number of currently active proceedings in the courts involving charges under any specific pieces of legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS maintains a central record of the number of offences charged, not defendants prosecuted, under sections 2A and 4A of the 1997 Act. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.</p><p>The attached tables detail the number of offences charged under S.4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and S.4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) by each police force in England and Wales, and the number of offences charged under 2A(1) of the 1997 Act by each police force in England and Wales.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 10:59:18 answering member 4106
	creator	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd