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1537616

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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, what assessment she has made of whether her predecessor forwarded official documents from her government email to her personal email address from (a) 13 February 2020 to 2 March 2021 and (b) 10 September 2021 to 6 September 2022; and what was the outcome of that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	74597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>There is a place for the use of a variety of digital channels in fast moving modern environments. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and relevent content from such discussions is passed back to officials. They will also use a variety of digital communications channels for personal, political, and Parliamentary matters.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 74598 question first answered 03/11/2022 14:37:24 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1537617

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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 her Department has carried out checks to determine if any classified documents were forwarded by her predecessor from her government email to her personal email address from (a) 13 February 2020 to 2 March 2021 and (b) 10 September 2021 to 6 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	74598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>There is a place for the use of a variety of digital channels in fast moving modern environments. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and relevent content from such discussions is passed back to officials. They will also use a variety of digital communications channels for personal, political, and Parliamentary matters.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 74597 question first answered 03/11/2022 14:37:24 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1536790

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Official Hospitality and Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the ministerial transparency data for January to March 2022, published by her Department on 14 July 2022, for what reason the published declaration (a) for meetings is a duplicate of the published information for overseas travel and (b) of hospitality is a duplicate of the published declaration for gifts; and if she will update the publication with accurate declarations of (i) meetings and (ii) hospitality for that period.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	72952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministerial transparency data published by the Attorney General's Office for January to March 2022 contained two errors, namely a duplication of the declarations both for overseas travel and for gifts. I apologise for these errors. The transparency data has now been rectified, and the full publication of the meetings, overseas travel, hospitality and gifts can be viewed by the public on the official website of the Attorney General's Office.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/11/2022 16:21:24 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1536435

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to protect the privacy rights of survivors of sexual offence cases in a court of law by ensuring the non disclosure of their counselling records.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	72444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>In May, the Government published the review of disclosure and amended the Disclosure Guidelines, in order to further support victims of crime. Updated principles on accessing third party material have strengthened protections for victims and restrict access to such material only where it is necessary, proportionate and linked to a reasonable line of inquiry in the case. The police must have clear, written reasons in place before accessing any material such as therapy notes. This is a new requirement which improves transparency and accountability. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has also issued clear guidance on accessing pre-trial therapy notes. This makes clear that victims should get the help that they feel they need and that neither investigators nor prosecutors will stand in the way of this.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2022 11:20:45 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1535398

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if they will publish the payments made to officials in their Department for relocation to government offices outside London in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	69873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has made no payments to civil servants during 2021 related to relocation costs from London to Government offices in regional areas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 27/10/2022 19:39:04 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1535511

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) East of England, (b) London, (c) Cheshire, (d) North East, (e) North West, (f) Thames, (g) East Midlands, (h) West Midlands, (i) Yorkshire and Humber, (j) South West, (k) South East and (l) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	69841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>I meet regularly with the Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) to discuss his independent assessments of CPS performance. HMCPSI is currently conducting independent inspections of all 14 CPS Areas in 2021-22 as part of its Area Inspection Programme, which focuses on the quality of magistrates’ court casework, Crown Court casework and rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) casework. Baseline reports covering the South East, North East, West Midlands, North West, London South, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, Wessex, London North, South West, Mersey-Cheshire, East Midlands and North West have all been published on the HMCPSI website. The final report on CPS Thames and Chiltern is due to be published soon. All CPS Areas will be subject to follow-up inspections by HMCPSI in due course to evaluate progress made since the baseline report. The CPS makes a public response to all HMCPSI Area inspections, and these are available on the CPS website. Performance data relating to CPS Areas is also available on the CJS Delivery Data Dashboard, which can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcriminal-justice-delivery-data-dashboards.justice.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSam.Griffiths%40attorneygeneral.gov.uk%7C2f60a4814fae45563bc208dabc14d96b%7C00dd0d1dd7e64338ac51565339c7088c%7C0%7C0%7C638029094966852275%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=c1tNNlSm4RjSCz9aoSUegmBKd%2BIpGvrlc7H5OAiaxeE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System Delivery Data Dashboard - GOV.UK</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/11/2022 14:38:58 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1535512

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of Serious Fraud Office on complex cases of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	69842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Law Officers regularly meet the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the senior leadership team to discuss the SFO’s progress in tackling the top-level of serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption. The SFO is continuing to deliver significant results in cases of complex fraud. The 2022/23 financial year will see the SFO prosecute seven cases in court, five of which involve complex fraud. Three of these trials have already concluded, resulting in four fraudsters being convicted and sentenced to a total of 48 years in prison and justice being delivered to thousands of victims. I have included further details below:<ul><li>Andrew Skeene and Junie Bowers, who were behind a fraudulent “green” investment scheme that took in approximately £37 million of fraudulent investments from around 2,000 victims, were convicted and sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment.</li><li>David Ames, who was behind a £226 million fraud that deceived over 8,000 UK investors, was convicted and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.</li><li>Timothy Schools, who was behind a “no-win-no-fee” fraud that scammed £100 million from around 500 investors, was convicted sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2022 10:25:11 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1535513

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps he has taken to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Disclosure.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	69843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>In May, the Government published the review of disclosure and amended the Disclosure Guidelines to deliver improvements for police prosecutors, and victims of crime.</p><p>The new guidelines feature an annex on data protection which will ease the burden on police, leaving them more time on the beat and investigating crime.</p><p>Updated principles on accessing third party material have strengthened the protection of victim's personal information and mandate officers to have clear, written reasons in place before accessing any material such as therapy notes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 02/11/2022 10:25:17 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1535514

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	69844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) works closely with the police to help deliver the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy to ensure we have the best possible response to the threat from all forms of terrorism. Within the CPS, the Counter-Terrorism Division is responsible for prosecuting terrorism cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. The Division is made up of highly specialised prosecutors, including thematic experts, and has a strong record of bringing successful prosecutions in terrorism cases. Prosecutors engage with the police at a very early stage of investigations to provide advice and to help build strong cases, and to assist in identifying criminal justice opportunities to disrupt terrorist-related activity, using terrorism and non-terrorism legislation as appropriate. Recent terrorism statistics published by the Home Office confirm that in the year ending 30 June 2022, 88% of people tried for terrorism-related offences were convicted.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 01/11/2022 14:40:25 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1535516

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crimes against Property: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the Attorney General’s Reference on a Point of Law, No. 1 of 2022 (pursuant to section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972).
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	69846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>On 28 September this year, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the Colston statue case, after the then Attorney General asked the Court to clarify a point of law following the acquittal of those who pulled down the statue on 07 June 2020.</p><p>The Attorney General welcomes the Court's judgement and is pleased that the law has been clarified. The proper scope of certain defences to criminal damage arising from protests is now clear. While the acquittals in question were not the subject of the challenge, it has now made clear that in future, defendants will not be able to rely on this particular defence in the same way.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 02/11/2022 10:20:01 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers