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1643705

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to admit bad character into evidence against defendants were (a) made to and (b) allowed by, Crown Courts in England and Wales in trials for (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault in each of the last five calendar years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected from the Crown Court and is collected but not held centrally for magistrates’ courts. Therefore, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 188855 question first answered 15/06/2023 08:24:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1643706

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to admit bad character into evidence against (a) witnesses and (b) defendants in criminal trials were (i) made to and (ii) allowed by (A) Crown and (B) Magistrates Courts in England and Wales in each of the last five calendar years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected from the Crown Court and is collected but not held centrally for magistrates’ courts. Therefore, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 188854 question first answered 15/06/2023 08:24:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1198108

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that people tried in crown courts have full access at no cost to an electronic transcript of all the evidence collected for and presented at their trial.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	51581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The audio in all crown court hearings is recorded and a transcript can be requested following the hearing. All transcript requests are referred to a judge for approval. Sometimes transcript requests can be refused or part refused by a judge, depending on the confidentiality of the case, for example if there are children or victims whose identities need to be protected, and if reporting restrictions are in place. In certain circumstances the judge may also direct that the transcript be made available at public expense. There are currently no plans to provide transcripts at no cost, unless directed by a judge.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 15:58:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1169427

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of how (a) material evidence brought forward by the prosecution and (b) unused material that fails to be disclosed to the defence is processed by the (i) police and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Bacon
uin	1453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>There has been unprecedented joint commitment and focus from the police and the CPS to finding solutions to the problem of getting the provision of material evidence and disclosure right. Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) recently published a report on disclosure in the Crown Court, which shows that CPS and the police have made improvements in almost all areas. However, as the report notes, these improvements are from a low baseline and it is therefore crucial that lasting improvements continue to be made. I am working to update my Guidelines on Disclosure in order to provide clear guidance to all practitioners, and embed the recommendations I made in my 2018 Review.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 14/01/2020 18:07:05 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1137934

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes, if any, they plan to make to disclosure procedures operated by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that (1) trials are not disrupted by late or inadequate disclosure, and (2) incursions into the privacy of complainants and witnesses are material and proportionate.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL17033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>There has been unprecedented joint commitment and focus from the police and the CPS to finding solutions to the problem of getting disclosure right.</p><p> </p><p>Proper disclosure of unused material is vital if there is to be a fair trial. That is why in 2018 the Attorney General published his review, looking at the efficiency and effectiveness of the current disclosure system, including how sensitive data is handled. We are now working hard to implement the recommendations made in the review, and extensive action has already been undertaken to bring about necessary changes. The government remains committed to ensuring that errors in the disclosure process are driven down to their absolute minimum.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/07/2019 14:20:54 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

1121726

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
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 Secretary of State for the Home Department on failures relating to the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases and police culture.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	245945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I engage frequently with the Home Office, and issues relating to disclosure remain of paramount importance to us. Extensive action is underway to bring about the necessary cultural change within the CPS and policing, and we are clear that this is a collaborative effort. In June the Minister for Policing and I will be co-chairing a Tech Summit, in order to address the increasing amount of digital material involved in the disclosure process.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/04/2019 15:39:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1110550

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to tackles failures in the disclosure of evidence through encouraging early engagement between prosecution and defence teams in criminal cases.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	242930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s ‘Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system’, published in November 2018, highlighted the need for early engagement. The Review includes recommendations on pre-charge engagement and proportionate frontloading to ensure there is a better balance between streamlining work and performing disclosure obligations early. This National Disclosure Improvement Plan, which contains commitments made by the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing, also highlights the importance of engagement between the prosecution and the defence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 15:35:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1104761

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to address failures relating to disclosure of evidence through the encouragement of early engagement between prosecution and defence in criminal cases.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	236509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s <em>Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system</em>, published in November 2018, highlights the need for early engagement. The Review includes recommendations on pre-charge engagement and proportionate frontloading to ensure there is a better balance between streamlining work and performing disclosure obligations early. This National Disclosure Improvement Plan, which contains commitments made by the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing, also highlights the importance of engagement between the prosecution and the defence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/03/2019 11:03:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi