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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-16more like thismore than 2024-05-16
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Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for sexual offences in each quarter from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Derbyshire Dales more like this
tabling member printed
Miss Sarah Dines more like this
uin 26789 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information on its Case Management System showing the number of defendants allocated the Principal Offence Category of Sexual Offences at completion of prosecution. The Principal Offence Category indicates the most serious offence with which a defendant is charged.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of completed prosecutions and convictions for sexual offences from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. The data provided in the table is in financial quarters.</p><p> </p><p>‘Total completed prosecutions’ refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the defendant being dropped. ‘Convictions’ refer to convictions after trial and guilty pleas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>04/05-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,805</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,838</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,818</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,845</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,980</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,676</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,814</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,745</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,731</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,798</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,730</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,871</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,709</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,806</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,790</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,894</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,730</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,837</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,753</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,779</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,704</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,834</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,633</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,908</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,861</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,890</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,909</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,045</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,989</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,864</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,707</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,551</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,867</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,838</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,918</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,228</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,143</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,821</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,124</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,076</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,210</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,182</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,828</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,945</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,693</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,749</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,840</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,148</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,958</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,081</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,720</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,891</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,103</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,073</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,087</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,496</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,928</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,108</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,194</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,179</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,197</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,496</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Quarter</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,531</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,664</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,694</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,045</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,486</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,623</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,674</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,876</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Witney more like this
answering member printed Robert Courts more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T15:49:00.077Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T15:49:00.077Z
answering member
4589
label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this
tabling member
4816
label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines more like this
1698158
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-22more like thismore than 2024-03-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) integrity and (b) confidentiality of digital evidence in sexual assault cases. more like this
tabling member constituency Slough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
uin 20095 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-02more like thismore than 2024-04-02
answer text <p>The Government’s Rape Review highlighted the importance of digital forensics and disclosure of digital material in improving our response to sexual offences.</p><p> </p><p>We have legislated to put the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) and code of practice on a statutory footing. Compliance with the FSR’s code will ensure the integrity of digital evidence presented to the courts, helping to maintain public confidence in our systems.</p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (2022), we introduced a clear statutory basis for requesting devices from victims of crime so that information is only shared with their agreement and where necessary and proportionate and in response to a reasonable line of enquiry. This helps forces to ensure that the high standards of Data Protection Act are met when processing sensitive personal information belonging to victims of crime.</p><p>We are also working across the system to ensure that police forces have the technology and capabilities they require. In 23/24, the Home Office invested £8.2m to increase capacity and speed in digital forensics, including supporting selective extraction and examination of data on digital devices to better protect victims from intrusive investigations.</p><p> </p><p>To drive further improvements in the response to sexual offences, we invested £9.4m in Operation Soteria, bringing together police and academics to develop a new national operating model for the investigation of rape which is currently being implemented by all police forces in England and Wales.</p>
answering member constituency Newbury more like this
answering member printed Laura Farris more like this
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less than 2024-04-02T11:05:21.11Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-02T11:05:21.11Z
answering member
4826
label Biography information for Laura Farris more like this
tabling member
4638
label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
1686093
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-30more like thismore than 2024-01-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years in England and Wales, how many prosecutions were brought for rape and serious sexual assault; how many allegations of rape or serious sexual assault reported to police have not been taken to prosecution; and what percentage of prosecutions have resulted in conviction. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Dobbs more like this
uin HL2027 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-13more like thismore than 2024-02-13
answer text <p>This government is committed to increasing the volumes of rape and serious sexual offence cases that reach court.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, we commissioned our end-to-end Rape Review to better understand the justice system’s response to adult rape. Published in 2021, our watershed report set stretching ambitions to return the volumes of adult rape cases being referred by the police, charged by the CPS, and reaching court back to 2016 levels by the end of this Parliament. In practice, this meant more than doubling the number of adult rape cases reaching court compared to when the Review was first commissioned, in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data shows that we have exceeded each of these ambitions ahead of schedule. In July – September 2023, we recorded:</p><ul><li><strong>1,470 total police referrals, exceeding our 2016 ambition of 766 </strong>by 91% and now more than triple (+219%) the 2019 quarterly average.</li><li><strong>668 CPS charges, exceeding our ambition of 538 </strong>by 24% and now more than double (+174%) the 2019 quarterly average.</li><li><strong>665 Crown Court receipts, exceeding our ambition of 553 </strong>by 20% and now more than double (+188%) the 2019 quarterly average.</li></ul><p>In addition, the number of people prosecuted for an adult rape offence went up by 54% in the last year (12 months to June), rising from 1,410 to 2,165. This is 32% higher than in 2010 (1,644).</p><p> </p><p>But we are determined to build on these successes, and continue to make excellent progress in delivering our Rape Review Action Plan to support victims throughout the criminal justice system:</p><ul><li>For one, it is right that rapists, and those convicted of the most serious sexual offences, remain in prison for the whole of their custodial term and that they are subject to proper supervision in the community on their release with a suitable license period. We will legislate through our Sentencing Bil<strong>l</strong> to make sure that this happens.</li><li>Through Operation Soteria, we are ensuring that every police force and CPS area embeds new, transformative National Operating Models that will radically improve the way the police investigate and the CPS prosecute adult rape. The five forces who first adopted Soteria have all seen charges increase.</li><li>Having recruited 20,000 extra police officers, bringing the total number to a record peak, by April 2024 2,000 officers will receive specialist training on rape and sexual offences, making sure the police have the skills and capability to investigate these crimes.</li><li>We continue to offer our 24/7 support line for victims of rape and sexual violence, ensuring victims of these abhorrent crimes always have someone on hand to support them.</li><li>We are quadrupling victims funding by 2024/25, up from £41 million in 2009/10, which will enable us to increase the number of Independent Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse Advisors by 300 to over 1,000 – a 43% increase by 2024/5.</li></ul><p>As far as possible, we have provided the requested data in Tables 1-3. Please note that each table contains data extracted from different administrative systems, and for different operational purposes. Whilst every effort has been made to answer the question and keep the data similar it is important to note that the data presented is complementary, rather than directly comparable. Below is a summary of each table and its contents, including a final Annex table (Table A1) which specifies how offences for rape and serious sexual assault have been captured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 – Volume of defendants proceeded against for rape or ‘serious’ sexual assault offences, year ending June 2019 to year ending June 2023, England and Wales</strong></p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publish the data set out in Table 1 in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023" target="_blank"><em>Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023</em></a><em>, </em>in the<em> Outcomes by Offence data tool </em>(last updated 18 January 2024).</p><p>The MoJ tool contains data on the volume of convictions, but it is advised these are not used to calculate conviction rate (the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of prosecutions). This is due to the Court Proceedings Database counting two separate records at two separate stages (one for prosecution, one for conviction). An individual may appear at each court in separate years, or for a different principal offence at different stages. As a result, this rate is not an accurate measure of the proportion of prosecutions that result in a conviction and we recommend table 3 for that purpose.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 – Rape and ‘serious’ sexual offences (RASSO) recorded by the police that were not assigned a charge outcome, as a proportion of all RASSO cases closed each year, year ending June 2019 to year ending June 2023, England and Wales</strong></p><p>The Home Office (HO) publish the data set out in Table 2 in the quarterly publication <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank"><em>Open Data Tables</em></a><em>, </em>in the<em> Outcomes Open Data</em> files (last updated on 25 January 2024). It is important to note that the Home Office do not hold data on prosecutions, but publish data on <em>recorded</em> cases that do not receive a charge outcome, presented in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2b – Number of reported incidents of rape (excluding offences recorded by the police) and cancelled rape offences, year ending March 2019 to year ending March 2023, England and Wales</strong></p><p>Since April 2015, the police have been expected to record all allegations of rape that are reported to them as soon as they are received, unless they are immediately recorded as a confirmed crime. These are recorded under the reported incidents classification. Reported incidents of rape are then either confirmed as a crime and re-classified accordingly (as recorded offences) or are retained in the police data as an incident. Table 2b shows a total of reported incidents that do not go on to be recorded as a crime, and cancelled rape offences. An incident does not go on to be recorded as a crime if the victim or third party reporting the incident cannot confirm it or cannot be traced, if credible evidence to the contrary exists, or if it is transferred to another police force. These data are published here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/652eaab16b6fbf000db75843/prc-rape-incidents-2016-2023.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/652eaab16b6fbf000db75843/prc-rape-incidents-2016-2023.ods)</a>. Rape allegations are ‘cancelled’ when there is additional information to confirm the offence did not take place or where the entry is made in error (such as a duplicate of an existing allegation). Home Office can be contacted directly for further comment on these data.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3 – Conviction rate for suspects with a rape flagged offence, year ending June 2019 to year ending June 2023, England and Wales</strong></p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) publish the data set out in Table 3 in <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-quarterly-data-summaries" target="_blank"><em>CPS quarterly data summaries</em></a> (last updated on 18 January 2024). Prosecution crime type data tables were used to extract conviction rates for rape flagged cases. Due to the nature of CPS systems, the conviction rate based on rape flags will include cases where the eventual outcome is different to the flagged offence of rape.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table A1: Definition of rape and 'serious' sexual assault by organisation (MoJ, Home Office, Crown Prosecution Service)</strong></p><p>This table sets out how rape and ‘serious’ sexual assault offences have been selected for each of the tables. The most substantial difference is between CPS and MoJ/Home Office data, as the CPS rely on the use of flags and do not record offences by detailed offence code in the same way as the MoJ/Home Office (meaning detailed offences would need to be extracted manually, and are not published). Home Office and MoJ offences broadly correspond but, due to differences in recording practices and operational uses some of the offences follow different description conventions.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bellamy more like this
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less than 2024-02-13T17:51:28.93Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-13T17:51:28.93Z
answering member
4941
label Biography information for Lord Bellamy more like this
attachment
1
file name 2024-02-13 PQ HL2027 - Tables 1-3 and A1.xlsx more like this
title HL2027_tables more like this
tabling member
4192
label Biography information for Lord Dobbs more like this
1660501
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-13more like thismore than 2023-09-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prosecutions for sexual offence cases are awaiting a (a) trial and (b) other court hearing, as of 13 September 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Jones more like this
uin 199447 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-21more like thismore than 2023-09-21
answer text <p>The volume of outstanding sexual offence cases at the Crown Court in England and Wales is routinely published as part of the National Statistics series ‘Criminal court statistics quarterly’. The latest published data is available to the end of March 2023 and can be found as part of the ‘Crown Court cases received, disposed and outstanding tool’ which is available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1166126/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1166126/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>‘For trial' cases relates to the case type at the point of receipt into the Crown Court - these are the cases that could go to trial, but they may not necessarily result in a trial (i.e. if a guilty plea is entered). It is not currently possible to separately identify cases which are awaiting a trial start from those which are ongoing in the published statistics.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-21T11:35:47.773Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-21T11:35:47.773Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4716
label Biography information for Ruth Jones more like this
1658260
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how many times defendants were informed that they had been charged with (a) rape or (b) sexual assault and given a date and time to appear in court by a Postal Requisition letter from the Crown Prosecution Service in financial years (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury more like this
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 197749 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-12more like thismore than 2023-09-12
answer text <p>The Police issue all postal requisition letters following Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advice to charge, and have sole responsibility for decisions on, and issue of, postal requisition letters. The CPS does not hold the relevant data.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2023-09-12T13:08:31.517Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-12T13:08:31.517Z
answering member
4497
label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1612462
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-19more like thismore than 2023-04-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of prosecutions of registered sex offenders who fail to inform the police of their name change in a timely manner. more like this
tabling member constituency Rochdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tony Lloyd more like this
uin 181752 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-26more like thismore than 2023-04-26
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and those who pose a risk, and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Data on the number of convictions for breaches of the notification requirements for registered sex offenders is published by the Ministry of Justice in the Multi-Agency Public Protection arrangements (MAPPA) annual report, which is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113769/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2022.pdf" target="_blank">MAPPA_Annual_Report_2022.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>. The most recent report showed that the number of offenders cautioned or convicted for breaches of their notification requirements in 2021-2 was 1,905.</p><p>Data on the number of prosecutions of registered sex offenders who fail to inform the police of their name change the number who have had restrictions placed on them relating to name change are not collated centrally. The courts can, however, place a range of restrictions or requirements on offenders through sexual harm prevention orders and sexual risk orders to mitigate the risk of sexual harm.</p>
answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales more like this
answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines more like this
grouped question UIN 181754 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-26T08:36:02.94Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-26T08:36:02.94Z
answering member
4816
label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines more like this
tabling member
450
label Biography information for Tony Lloyd more like this
1536414
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-26more like thismore than 2022-10-26
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle low prosecution rates for cases of rape and sexual assault. more like this
tabling member constituency Wakefield more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Lightwood more like this
uin 72506 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-31more like thismore than 2022-10-31
answer text <p>The government remains committed to improving the Criminal Justice System response to rape and increase the number of adult rape cases reaching court. In June 2021, we published the End-to-End Rape Review Action Plan which set out a programme of work to address problems across the system and set out a public ambition to more than double the number of adult rape cases reaching court by the end of this Parliament. We continue to deliver on the cross-system Action Plan by:</p><ul><li><p>More than quadrupling funding for victim support from £41m in 2009/10 to £192m by 2024/25 and increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25;</p></li><li><p>Introducing a single source of 24/7 support for victims of rape and sexual abuse later this year;</p></li><li><p>The police and Crown Prosecution Service are continuing to roll out a new investigatory model for rape – known as Operation Soteria – which focuses on the suspect’s, rather than the victim’s, behaviour. This has now begun operating across 19 police forces;</p></li><li><p>This September we also completed the rollout of pre-recorded cross-examination for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Courts in England and Wales. This will spare victims the glare of a live courtroom;</p></li><li><p>In June, we announced enhanced specialist sexual violence support in selected Crown Courts which includes improving facilities &amp; technology at court, ensuring strong on-site support, improving communication with victims and better training;</p></li><li><p>To help improve waiting times for victims of crime and reduce the Crown Court backlog, over the next three financial years, we are also investing an extra £477 million for the Criminal Justice System.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are starting to have an impact. According to latest data, we are currently on-track to reach our ambitions set out in the Rape Review.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-31T10:38:04.613Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-31T10:38:04.613Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4943
label Biography information for Simon Lightwood more like this
1466112
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-26more like thismore than 2022-05-26
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for (a) sexual assault and (b) rape offences. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 900270 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-05-26more like thismore than 2022-05-26
answer text <p>This Government is determined to increase the number of rape and sexual assault cases going to court.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS is undertaking extensive work to drive up and improve prosecutions through its Joint National RASSO Action Plan with the police, the Rape Strategy, and the Operation Soteria Path Finders, which are testing methods for best practice in six CPS Areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of its strategy, the CPS has continued to see increases in the number of rape charges, prosecutions and convictions.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-05-26T15:53:54.697Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-26T15:53:54.697Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
1403082
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-14more like thismore than 2022-01-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing the burden of proof in respect of consent in cases of sexual assault. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 104373 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-24more like thismore than 2022-01-24
answer text <p>Section 74 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 states that, for the purposes of sexual offences including sexual assault, a person consents if he or she agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice. As with other elements of the offence, the prosecution is required to prove the lack of consent in sexual assault cases. However sections 75 and 76 of the same Act make provision for certain presumptions around consent which may mean in some cases the prosecution does not need to prove a lack of consent.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 75, where certain facts are proved (including, for example, that the complainant was asleep or unconscious or violence was being used at the time), the complainant will be taken not to have consented <em>unless</em> the defendant can provide sufficient evidence to raise an issue, to be put to the jury, as to whether the complainant consented. If the defendant cannot provide sufficient evidence, then the presumption stands and the prosecution will not have to prove an absence of consent.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 76, if it is proved that the defendant intentionally deceived the complainant as to the nature or purpose of the act, or the defendant intentionally induced the complainant to consent by impersonating a person known personally to them, the complainant will be taken not to have consented. This presumption is irrebuttable so where section 76 applies, the prosecution does not have to prove a lack of consent.</p><p> </p><p>The law in this area is long established and well understood by the courts, police and practitioners. The Government has no plans to amend the law in this area.</p>
answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-24T16:29:34.757Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-24T16:29:34.757Z
answering member
4519
label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1348281
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-19more like thismore than 2021-07-19
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences: Prosecutions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for committing an offence under section 5 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Tottenham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Lammy more like this
uin 35487 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-22more like thismore than 2021-07-22
answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 in England and Wales, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, which can be found here:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx</p><p>Data showing the number of defendants prosecuted under section 5 of this Act, in England and Wales from 2010 to 2020 (latest available) can be found in the attached table.</p><p>The data supplied is a subset of published information from the Courts Proceedings database.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-22T14:45:04.46Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-22T14:45:04.46Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ 35487 table.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
206
label Biography information for Mr David Lammy more like this