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386200

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) victim impact statements and (b) compensation claims are made when cases are brought to court in (i) Northamptonshire and (ii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	4706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>a) Under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code), victims are entitled to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS), (sometimes referred to as a ‘victim impact statement’). When the Code came in to force in December 2013 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issued operational guidance to support prosecutors in meeting their commitments. More recently, a national cross-agency protocol setting out the working arrangements for the reading of the VPS in criminal proceedings has been implemented (the CPS is a signatory).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) The CPS has issued legal guidance on the role of the prosecutor to assist the court in the sentencing process by making it aware of all relevant information. This includes drawing the court’s attention to its powers to award compensation and inviting them to make such an order where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northamptonshire is part of the CPS East Midlands Area and the Area applies the national guidance which has been issued both in respect of the VPS and also compensation claims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/07/2015 10:59:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

386290

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	To ask the Attorney General, how many sexual offences leading to prosecution there have been in (a) North Wales and (b) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	4589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants whose prosecution was completed and where the principal offence at finalisation is categorised as a sexual offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During each of the last ten years the number of defendants prosecuted, in (a) North Wales and (b) England &amp; Wales, whose principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>North Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>11,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>11,129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>11,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>10,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>11,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>12,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>11,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>11,002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>12,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>13,778</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Sexual Offences Category. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/07/2015 13:35:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

387146

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, On how many occasions the Law Officers have referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Havant
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Mak
uin	900710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>In the year to 31<sup>st </sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/07/2015 12:07:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak

387147

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	900706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about a large number of important issues, including on domestic and international human rights law. By convention, the nature and content of any advice the Law Officers give is not disclosed outside Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 02/07/2015 12:14:18 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

387148

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	FIFA: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, What recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office on alleged corruption within FIFA.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	900707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to discuss a variety of issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s policy to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p>However, the SFO has assured me that it is actively reviewing material relating to the allegations, although it is not possible for me to go into detail nor is it appropriate for me to speculate on the possibility of a UK investigation. The SFO will consider whether there has been offending within our jurisdiction. The SFO also assists its counterparts overseas when appropriate, and by international convention it would not comment on such matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/07/2015 12:09:59 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

385425

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions about the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting child sexual abuse cases.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	4111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on a wide range of criminal matters, including child sexual abuse (CSA) cases. The prosecution of CSA cases were specifically discussed at a meeting in February this year and the DPP outlined to me how the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is coordinating its response with the police to the Home Office CSA Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2013 the CPS issued guidelines setting out a new approach to CSA cases. Steps to be taken include the use of specialist prosecutors, the provision of dedicated CPS units to manage such cases, and the application of a new approach to considering evidence in such cases. In 2014-15, the number of child abuse prosecutions rose by 2,047 to 10,045, the highest volume of cases ever. There were 74.4% convictions in 2014-15, falling slightly from 76.2% in 2013-14, but overall there was a rise in the volume of convictions in the child abuse cases to 7,469 in 2014-15 from 6,096 in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/06/2015 15:19:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

384835

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of cases which were not able to proceed to their conclusion in (a) Magistrates' and (b) Crown courts as a result of identifiable errors by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of cases which were not able to proceed as a result of identifiable errors by the CPS. Obtaining this information would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 29/06/2015 13:01:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384836

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many appeals for each category of offence were referred to him by (a) victims or the families of victims, (b) the police, (c) the Crown Prosecution Service, (d) other members of the public and (e) a combination of those people in each of the last three years; and what proportion of each type of referral resulted in a successful appeal.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Explanatory notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>It only requires a single complaint against a sentence to trigger the unduly lenient sentence referral process. Whilst the Attorney General’s Office may receive multiple complaints against a particular sentence, only the source of the first complaint received is recorded. </em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>The police direct their complaints about sentence through the CPS.</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>A “successful referral” is defined as a referral where the Court of Appeal grants leave to appeal.</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>“Prosecutor” includes complaints originating from the CPS, SFO, SPA and Local Authorities.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 3784 question first answered 30/06/2015 15:17:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384837

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of appeals against unduly lenient sentences were rejected for being out of time in respect of each category of offence in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving deaths</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Explanatory notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>It only requires a single complaint against a sentence to trigger the unduly lenient sentence referral process. Whilst the Attorney General’s Office may receive multiple complaints against a particular sentence, only the source of the first complaint received is recorded. </em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>The police direct their complaints about sentence through the CPS.</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>A “successful referral” is defined as a referral where the Court of Appeal grants leave to appeal.</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>“Prosecutor” includes complaints originating from the CPS, SFO, SPA and Local Authorities.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 3681 question first answered 30/06/2015 15:17:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

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registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by the Law Officers' Departments is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the Law Officers' Departments most recent departmental real estate valuation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>It would not be in the public interest to disclose any specific retail or real estate valuation information, as this information is commercially sensitive and any disclosure could adversely affect the Government’s future ability to negotiate efficiencies and achieve value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service has a total owned and leased estate of 81,085 sq metres. Of that estate 9.3% is currently not in regular use. The total rental cost of those sites not in regular use is £961,235 (ex VAT).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the office space owned or leased by The Government Legal Department (GLD) which is not in regular use comprises 9% of the total estate. The rental value of all unused office space is £248,680.69.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both departments keep their estates under regular review and expect to have significantly reduced the proportion of office space which is not in regular use by December 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers’ Departments do not own or lease any property which is not in regular use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 29/06/2015 13:05:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne