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47290

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, how many cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for psychological abuse in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195663 195667 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47291

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, how many domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for non-injurious behaviours.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195663 195668 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47292

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, whether any domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for coercive control since the inclusion of coercive control in the Government's definition of domestic violence in March 2013.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The CPS flags all cases identified as domestic violence according to the revised Government definition implemented in March 2013. This includes the elements of coercive control, and behaviours which do not display visible injuries such as psychological abuse which were introduced in the revised definition. However the records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot separately identify the number of people prosecuted for each of these elements. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 195667 195668 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47293

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, whether any cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for stalking when the stalking behaviours occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of people prosecuted for domestic violence that have led to prosecutions for stalking where the stalking behaviour occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47294

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the 10 consultancy firms that were paid the most by the Home Department for the last financial year and how much each of those firms were paid is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost/Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1. DETICA LTD</p></td><td><p>£7,220,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD</p></td><td><p>£6,084,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. ERNST AND YOUNG LLP</p></td><td><p>£2,575,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. KPMG LLP</p></td><td><p>£2,259,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. DELOITTE</p></td><td><p>£855,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP</p></td><td><p>£676,871</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7. BROADCASTING SUPPORT SERVICES</p></td><td><p>£387,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8. X-NET</p></td><td><p>£298,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9. ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED</p></td><td><p>£94,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10. iO1 LTD</p></td><td><p>£45,704</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47295

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise patterns of coercive control in domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195662 195664 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47296

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise psychological abuse and coercive control.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195664 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47297

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) criminalise a pattern of partner abuse and (b) ensure that the police are not required only to treat each incident comprising such a pattern as a separate crime.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195662 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47298

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce specialist-led training for police services in England and Wales on domestic violence and coercive control.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The College of Policing sets standards of training for police officers and <br>staff in this important area of policing. Subject matter experts are already <br>used in developing training and delivery into forces, ranging from initial <br>training through to specialist training for Senior Investigating Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47299

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce provisions for bringing prosecutions on the basis of a course of conduct in which a person has acted strategically to control, isolate, intimidate or degrade their victim in domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195662 195664 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland