To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions there have been between the Director
of Public Prosecutions and the head of the National Crime Agency about the capacity
of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children to justice;
and what the conclusions of those discussions were.
<p>The Director of Public Prosecutions has regular bilateral meetings with the Director
General of the National Crime Agency. There have been no recent discussions about
the capacity of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children
to justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is currently
working with the police to roll out nationally the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID).
The introduction of the CAID will allow the police and CPS to identify and prosecute
more perpetrators.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of cases of downloaded indecent
images of children the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute on the grounds
of (a) failure to pass the evidential threshold and (b) a prosecution was not considered
in the public interest in the last financial year.
<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not keep a central electronic record of
the charges considered by prosecutors following a request for a pre-charge decision
(PCD) by the police. To identify the number of PCDs in which a charge relating to
the downloading of indecent images of children was considered would require a manual
exercise to review individual PCD files which would attract a disproportionate cost.
For the same reason, it is not possible to provide data related to the grounds for
declining to prosecute PCD referrals involving allegations of downloaded indecent
images.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Attorney General, how many requests for pre-charge decisions the Crown
Prosecution Service received from the police with regard to cases of downloading indecent
images of children in each of the last five years; and how many of those were prosecuted.
<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not keep a central electronic record of
the charges considered by prosecutors following a request for a pre-charge decision
(PCD) by the police. To identify the number of PCDs in which a charge relating to
the downloading of indecent images of children was considered would require a manual
exercise to review individual PCD files which would attract a disproportionate cost.
For the same reason, it is not possible to provide data related to the grounds for
declining to prosecute PCD referrals involving allegations of downloaded indecent
images.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscation orders
were imposed by the CPS on individuals convicted of offences related to human trafficking
in each of the last five years; what the size of these orders was; and how much has
been recovered under such orders.
<p>The Government is committed to fighting human trafficking. Over £5.5 million has
been recovered from those convicted of human trafficking offences in the last five
years. Full available details are shown in the following table. <br /><br />A human
trafficker may, as an alternative, be charged and prosecuted for a different offence,
such as prostitution or money laundering, which could incur a confiscation order.
But this would not be recorded as a trafficking offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he could place in the Library a table
showing, for each branch of the Armed Forces Police, the number of cases of (a) rape,
(b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence that were (i) reported, (ii) referred
to a prosecutor, (iii) directed for trial, (iv) led to a conviction, (v) led to an
acquittal and (vi) led to a custodial sentence in each year between 2009 to 2013.
<p>All allegations of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence made by or against
members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated. An investigation may be conducted
by either the civil or Service Police.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below show the number
of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that
were investigated by each branch of the Service police in each year from 2009 to 2013,
the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) and the result of those
referrals. The SPA can receive formal referrals only from either Service Police or
the Commanding Officer.</p><p>It should be noted that the SPA may receive referrals
in one year which relate to allegations and investigations made in previous years
and that such cases may be directed, disposed and/or tried in following years. There
is therefore no direct correlation between investigations and referrals and the number
of cases brought in any one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>ROYAL NAVY POLICE
(RNP) INVESTIGATIONS</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Rape</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RNP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RNP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>ROYAL MILITARY POLICE (RMP) INVESTIGATIONS</strong></p><p>
</p><p><strong>Rape</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RMP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2013
– DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 3 cases yet to go to trial</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Sexual
Assault (including assault by penetration)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RMP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p><strong>26*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2013
– DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 3 cases yet to go to trial</p><p>* We previously advised this
as being “28”, but on re-investigation realised we have included 2 other Service police
referrals that were not for sexual assault.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>ROYAL
AIR FORCE POLICE INVESTIGATIONS</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Rape</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RAFP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2013
– DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 2 cases yet to go to trial</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Sexual
Assault (including assault by penetration)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Investigated by RAFP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Referred to SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
</strong></p><p><strong>For </strong></p><p><strong>Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquitted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Custodial
sentence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p>(Figures in first column are
from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2013
– DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 1 case yet to go to trial</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence
is not a crime classification, but may be recorded under the crime classification
of violence, for example battery, assault or grievous bodily harm. For the Service
Police to establish which offences are as a result of domestic violence would require
an individual review of all cases, which could be undertaken only at disproportionate
cost.</p><p> </p><p>I apologise for not replying sooner; it has taken some time to
ensure the accuracy of the data.</p><p> </p>
