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46439

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when he expects to answer question No. 191801 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Leeds Central on 12 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	194895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>I have done so today.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

46440

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
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 cyber security crime skills of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	194951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has mandatory training for all prosecutors on cybercrime and specific training for prosecutors on offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. This supports guidance for prosecutors on the range of offences which can be committed through the use of cyber technology.</p><p>In addition, the CPS will soon be introducing new consolidated guidance for prosecutors on cyber-offending and a new package of e-learning for prosecutors in relation to cybercrime which will cover: digital evidence gathering; online grooming; online fraud; and, social media.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46012

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been (a) commenced, (b) resulted in a non-custodial sentence and (c) resulted in a custodial sentence for (i) witness intimidation, (ii) perverting the cause of justice and (iii) conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as a result of incidents arising from cases involving domestic violence in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	194444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts which were flagged as involving domestic violence, rather than the number of defendants or cases prosecuted.</p><p>The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.</p><p>Offences of perverting the course of justice are charged under Common Law, conspiracy to pervert justice, by way of Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and intimidation of a witness or juror by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.</p><p>The table below shows, for each of the last five years, the number of these offences charged and reaching a first hearing at magistrates' courts, which were identified as involving domestic violence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 { 51 }: Intimidating/threatening or harming a witness or juror</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>763</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common Law: Perverting the course of justice (including attempts)</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Law Act 1977 { 1 }: Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</strong></p><p>There is no indication of the final prosecution outcome, or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is also often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p>It is not possible to centrally disaggregate offences charged by way of Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to separately identify those offences relating to witnesses from those concerning jurors. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The CPS does not hold records of sentences imposed following a conviction. Statistics relating to sentences are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

46013

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 for breach of a non-molestation order in each police force area in each year since that Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	194445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of people prosecuted for a breach of a non-molestation order. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

45615

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by the Law Officers' Departments' were in each financial year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	194213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the</p><p>2<sup>nd</sup> April 2014 (Official Report, Col 721W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45151

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of employees in the Law Officers' Departments of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Tables containing the information requested where available have been deposited in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name Tables relating to PQ 193956.docx title Tables - Working hours by gender and grade - AGO
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45433

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 40W, how many offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 reached a first hearing in magistrates' court in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	194028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The number of offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 that reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts in each year since 2008 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>protected coin with intent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>currency note with intent</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

44940

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to introduce the option of anonymity for victims of female genital mutilation in court trials.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service recognises that more needs to be done to encourage victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) to come forward. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that the introduction of anonymity for victims of FGM should be considered to encourage more victims to come forward as, given the very personal nature of the offence, very few do so. However, any change of law on anonymity is a matter for the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44941

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when the next inspection of the Services Prosecuting Authority is planned by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans for HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to carry out an inspection of the Service Prosecution Authority</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44944

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
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 victims of female genital mutilation whose cases go to trial have access to the full range of support and special measures that are available to victims of other sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recognises that appropriate support is vital to ensure that victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are able to give their evidence effectively in court. The CPS legal guidance advises prosecutors that in all cases of FGM they must ensure that the complainant is aware of the special measures that can be applied for at court, and that applications are made in time. For all child witnesses there is a presumption that they will give their evidence in chief by recorded interview and any further evidence by live link unless the court is satisfied that this will not improve the quality of the child's evidence. Adult victims of FGM are also eligible for special measures on the grounds that they are likely to be intimidated witnesses in relation to testifying at court. However it is a matter for the court to grant the application.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry