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838300

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Government is taking to increase international cooperation in the prosecution of human traffickers.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	127195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking an ambitious approach to tackling modern slavery internationally, working to deepen cooperation with countries from where we receive high numbers of victims and with countries of high prevalence in order to support their efforts.</p><p>Later this month the Crown Prosecution Service will host an international summit for Prosecutors General from 21 countries around the world. It is an ambitious summit which aims to increase activity, identify ways to better support victims and witnesses, and establishing a strong, active international network to tackle the crime of Modern Slavery.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, there are already 30 specialist prosecutors based overseas, building capability in local criminal justice systems to tackle serious and organised crime, including that of Modern Slavery.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:13:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

837792

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Given the role of the Attorney General’s Department, it does not lead on specific projects related to the UK leaving the EU and therefore has not incurred any additional expenditure. None of the Law Officers’ Departments has received direct funding therefore for work relating to the UK leaving the EU. Members of staff across the Law Officers’ Departments provide advice and analysis on different issues as required, and different Government departments bid for funding from HMT to pay for their resource needs, including the services of the Government Legal Department (GLD).</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/02/2018 07:46:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 42260 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837924

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Court Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Crown Prosecution Service logged concerns about alleged breaches of (a) Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on Conviction, (b) other Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and (c) Criminal Behaviour Orders on its case management system in each year from 2004-05; how many of those cases led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; and how many of those convictions resulted in a maximum tariff custodial sentence for the respective order.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	126954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of concerns logged on its Case Management System (CMS) about alleged breaches of Anti-Social Behaviour or Criminal Behaviour Orders.</p><p> </p><p>While no central record is collated showing the number of concerns logged about compliance with court orders, a central record of the number of breaches of Criminal Behaviour Orders and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders prosecuted at magistrates’ courts is held.</p><p> </p><p>A breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order is prosecuted by way of Section 30 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, while breaches of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order or interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order were prosecuted by way of Section 1(10)/Section 1D and 1(10) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volumes of these breach offences, in which a prosecution commenced, in each year since 2004-05.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 { 30(1) and (2) } (Breach of a CBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1(10) } (Breach of an ASBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1D and 1(10) } (Breach of an interim ASBO)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-2005</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,508</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,536</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,659</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12,998</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11,413</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,558</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,739</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,439</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,575</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,201</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>6,913</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,144</p></td><td><p>4,480</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>4,323</p></td><td><p>1,925</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics relating to sentencing on conviction, including whether a term of imprisonment was imposed, are maintained by the Ministry of Justice</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837925

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged breaches of Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance have been logged on the Crown Prosecution Service’s case management system in each year since 2014-15; how many of those cases have been heard in court; how many of those litigants have been found to be in contempt of court; and how many of those litigants have been given the maximum possible prison sentence for that offence.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	126955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not hold the information requested. Section 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives a court power to grant a civil injunction for anti-social behaviour. A breach of a civil injunction is not a criminal offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837926

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Behaviour Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) received in each year from 2014-15; and on how many of those occasions the CPS subsequently decided (a) to and (b) not to apply for the CBO through the courts.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	126956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders received or any subsequent applications to courts for orders to be made. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837960

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
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 the Crown Prosecution Service has the resources necessary to implement the new unexplained wealth orders.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	126990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has adequate resources to undertake work relating to unexplained wealth orders.</p><p>The Home Office will provide funding to the value of £70,500 in 2017-18 in order to support CPS POC and the ROCU/RART network to develop the knowledge and skills required in order to investigate cases appropriately and to conduct High Court civil litigation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/02/2018 09:36:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

834840

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Travellers: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions there have been under the Equality Act 2010 for discrimination against the Gypsy and Traveller communities.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>There was one prosecution under s175 (1)(a) and 2 of the Equalities Act in 2011/12. This creates offences in relation to access to public service vehicles. In accordance with CPS Retention Policy a case involving an offence under section 175 of the Equalities Act 2010 would be archived one year following sentencing. Therefore, no further information is held about the case in question.</p><p>Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 defines the protected characteristics of ‘race’. Race includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins. Ethnic or national origins include being from a Roma or Traveler background, therefore the CPS prosecutes crimes against the Gypsy and Traveller communities under other legislation, in particular hate crimes against the community.</p><p>A programme of CPS mandated training for prosecutors, including racially aggravated crime, was developed and completed by the start of 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/02/2018 09:33:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

834491

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Trials: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they received the Joint Inspectorate report into disclosure of evidence; and when the Attorney General launched his review of the rules and guidance relating to the disclosure of evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office received a copy of the Report of the Joint Inspection of the Disclosure of Unused Material in Volume Crown Court Cases from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate on 4<sup>th</sup> July 2017.</p><p>The findings, and updates on progress against the report’s recommendations, were discussed at regular superintendence meetings with the Director of Public Prosecutions.</p><p>The Attorney General’s review was scoped and planned over subsequent months and the review team commenced work on the review itself on 4<sup>th</sup> December 2017.</p><p>On 11<sup>th</sup> December 2017 in a written ministerial statement on economic crime and anti-corruption [HLWS325], the Home Secretary formally announced that there would be a review of disclosure procedures led by the Attorney General.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/02/2018 15:20:27 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

834492

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Trials: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for the last available year, how many cases were not proceeded with in magistrates' courts on the date fixed for trial because of a failure by the prosecution to disclose evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>CPS data for 2016-17 records that there were prosecutions of 499,816 defendants completed in the magistrates’ court, resulting in the conviction of 423,715 defendants, a conviction rate of 84.8%.</p><p>There are a number of reasons why a case may not be proceeded with after charge. Review of cases is a continuing process and prosecutors must take account of any change in circumstances that occurs as the case develops, particularly as details of the defence case become known.</p><p>Internal CPS case outcome recording data does not record cases by reference to the date on which the decision not to proceed was made. It is therefore not possible to provide data for cases that were not proceeded with on the date fixed for trial. Issues relating to the failure to disclosure unused material accounted for 1% of the cases that did not result in a conviction in the magistrates’ court in that year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/02/2018 15:25:26 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

834493

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Trials: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Attorney General's review of disclosure procedures included a review of prosecutions in magistrates' courts; and if so, when they were included.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s review of disclosure is a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system, including specifically how processes and policies are implemented by prosecution and defence practitioners, police officers and investigators.</p><p>The review will consider evidence under the following cross-cutting themes:</p><p>a) Processes within ‘volume’ cases (within the Crown Courts and Magistrates’ Courts) and ‘complex cases’ including economic crime;</p><p>b) Guidance, including any Codes of Practices, Protocols or Guidelines and legislation;</p><p>c) Case management, including initiatives such as ‘Transforming Summary Justice’, ‘Better Case Management’ and ‘Digital Casework’; and</p><p>d) Capabilities across criminal justice system including staffing, training, existing tools and digital technology.</p><p>The scope of the review is wide and has always included disclosure in magistrates’ courts. The Terms of Reference will be published on the Attorney General’s Office website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/02/2018 15:26:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon