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1017238

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) contractors to his Department that include provisions to impose that any payment due to a subcontractor be made no later than 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	197330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) keeps a central database of contracts it issues. All contracts issued since 2015 that permit subcontracting have contained such provisions.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD), Attorney General’s Office (AGO), HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not centrally hold this data. To calculate or estimate this would involve a manual check of contracts held and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>For future exercises with an anticipated contract value above £5 million per annum, the CPS will apply the requirements of Procurement Policy Note 04/18 (published 29 November 2018). This requires departments to include ‘prompt payment’ questions in the selection of future suppliers.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 12/12/2018 15:03:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1020576

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of cases of alleged hate crimes ending before going to court as a result of such complaints being withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	199928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2017-18, the number of non-convictions due to complainant retraction was 188, down from 198 the previous year. This accounted for 1.3% of all completed hate crime prosecutions. The Crown Prosecution Service is working closely with criminal justice partners to ensure the support offered to complainants and witnesses in hate crime cases is tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p>The majority of hate crime prosecutions (75.4%) result in a guilty plea from defendants, reducing the need for complainants and witnesses to give evidence in court. However, where live evidence is required, the CPS is committed to supporting them to give their best evidence. This includes consideration of whether they would benefit from special measures such as giving evidence behind a screen or via a video link.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2018 11:00:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1022987

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions he has received requests to refer an individual sentence to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency in each of the last five years; and on how many of those occasions was the request granted.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	200706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table contains the number of requests to refer an individual sentence to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency between 2014 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Requests to review sentences</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>1015*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referrals CA</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>138**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentences increased</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* 57 cases still under consideration</p><p>** 27 referrals to CA still to be heard</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 11:16:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1023063

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	200738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability for Economic Crime contained a number of different options for reform, including a proposal to extend the failure to prevent offence to wider economic crimes other than bribery or tax evasion. The Government’s response is expected to be issued in 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2018 10:58:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1023069

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether a suicide note is classified as a legal document.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	200564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office is not responsible for determining the legal status of any document. The legal status of a document would depend on a number of factors including the context it was being presented in.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2018 10:55:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1023201

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the costs were of all external counsel in the case of R v Brewer and others.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	201163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can only provide costs in respect of prosecution counsel.</p><p> </p><p>The Case of R v Brewer and others concerns 15 defendants who were convicted after trial of an offence contrary to section 1(2)(b) Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 at Chelmsford Crown Court on 10 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The case is ongoing and fees are only paid to counsel at the conclusion of the case. However, it is anticipated that the cost of counsel fees in this case, before the sentencing hearing, to be around £134,000. The case is a graduated fees case and therefore paid in accordance with that scheme. The figure is an estimate only and final fees will be subject to scrutiny in accordance with standard practices of the CPS.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/12/2018 12:01:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1023270

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recruitment process his Department followed when appointing its Data Protection Officer (DPO); how that position was advertised; how many candidates applied for that post; what criteria were used to assess the candidates' (i) professional qualities and expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and (ii) their ability to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 39 of the General Data Protection Regulation; who was appointed as DPO for his Department; when and where his Department has published its DPO's contact details; and what lines of reporting exist within his Department in respect of its DPO.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office shares its Data Protection Officer with the Government Legal Department (GLD) and HM Crime Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). In line with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Guidance, the role of DPO can be taken by existing Civil Servants. In this instance the DPO function was added to that of the existing roles of Departmental Records Officer and FOI/DPA co-ordinator in the GLD.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:01:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023271

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what complaints procedure is open to members of the public if they wish to complain that (a) his Department’s Data Protection Officer and (b) any staff of his Department is in breach of the Civil Service Code; how many complaints have been made against staff of his Department for breaches of the Civil Service Code in each of the last two years; when, how and by whom those staff have been investigated; and what outcomes of those investigations have been recorded.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes its complaints procedure, which is open to members of the public online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">here</a>. There have been no recorded complaints against AGO staff for breaching the Civil Service Code in the last 2 years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:03:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023272

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, who in his Department holds the position of Senior Information Risk Owner; when and how that official was appointed; what criteria were used to assess the professional qualities and expert knowledge of data protection law and practices of the candidates for that post; and who has held that position in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The position of Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), in the Attorney General’s Office, is part of the Head of Operations Role. The official was appointed following fair and open completion in 2014 following the guidelines for Senior Civil Service Recruitment. The Head of Operations has held the role of SIRO for the last 6 years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:04:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023869

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	908201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s review of the disclosure system, published last month, sets out practical recommendations and a clear plan of action which will hold the leaders of the criminal justice system to account for delivering in their respective areas.</p><p>I am encouraged that the leaders of the police and prosecution now fully understand the need for change. Together we will make sure that public confidence in the disclosure system is restored.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/12/2018 13:54:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1024819

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on improving disclosure in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s review of the disclosure system, published last month, sets out practical recommendations and a clear plan of action which will hold the leaders of the criminal justice system to account for delivering in their respective areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office is working closely with key agencies who are already delivering changes and improvements to both the system and culture in their respective organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/12/2018 12:03:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027672

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that the UK has adequate corporate criminal liability for economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	203212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability for Economic Crime contained a number of different options for reform, including a proposal to extend the failure to prevent offence to wider economic crimes other than bribery or tax evasion. The Government’s response is expected to be issued in 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/01/2019 09:00:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

1028552

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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 funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	203880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">HCWS540</a>, laid on the 13th March. This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers’ Departments did not require additional funding for EU Exit in 2018/19. Planning work for EU Exit is being undertaken within existing resources.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/01/2019 16:16:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028660

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 of September 2018 to Question 199279, which motoring offences remain the responsibility of the CPS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service maintains a list of motoring offences available for prosecution. This is set out as Annex 1.</p><p> </p><p>Offences that are specified by The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 have been highlighted within Annex 1. They are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980. The DPP has a duty, in accordance with section 3(2)(a) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, to take over the conduct of proceedings including proceedings for offences that are no longer specified. An offence ceases to be specified if the accused does not plead guilty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/01/2019 11:34:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 203777 - Annex 1.xlsx title Annex 1
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1029353

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff employed by the Attorney General’s Office on 20 December 2018 and 23 June 2016 respectively:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employment Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23 June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20 December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed Term</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loan In</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondment In</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency Worker</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/01/2019 09:04:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035359

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	205326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office, a small ministerial department, is recruiting four staff members (full time equivalent) specifically to support EU Exit in 2019/20 if the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal. This is in addition to the work ongoing from existing resources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/01/2019 12:26:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1037156

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of sexual abuse of children by sports coaches are currently being prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	205993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of defendants who are, or who were, sports coaches. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/01/2019 12:28:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1038535

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will provide a written statement to the House on the legal implications of any potential changes the Government may negotiate to the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU in relation to the sovereignty of decision-making by Parliament on the Northern Irish backstop.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	206758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the legitimate desire of Parliament to understand the legal implications of the Withdrawal Agreement. I have today written to the Prime Minister about an exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission. Given the exceptional circumstances surrounding the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Government's commitment to provide Parliament with information to assist it to understand the Agreement, I have agreed that this letter should be published</p><p>It is available online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-attorney-general-to-the-prime-minister-on-the-northern-ireland-protocol" target="_blank">here</a> and copies have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 14/01/2019 17:37:33 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1038943

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Barristers: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been appointed as Queen's Counsel in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	207162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter for which the Northern Ireland Department of Justice has responsibility.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/01/2019 09:09:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1045474

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Serious Fraud Office to undertake investigations into (a) Mukhtar Ablyazov and (b) other cases of large-scale international money laundering.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	210428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The SFO has sufficient funding to carry out its work. Funding arrangements were reviewed in April 2018 when cost-neutral changes were made to the SFO’s core budget enabling it to work flexibly and efficiently. This allows the SFO to carry out its work, including money laundering investigations that fit within its statutory remit.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/01/2019 12:47:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045475

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his powers are in relation to the Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	210429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General and Solicitor General superintend the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as set out in the Criminal Justice Act 1987 and are the ministers responsible to Parliament for the work of the SFO. The SFO was created and given its functions and powers by the Criminal Justice Act 1987; it exercises those functions on behalf of the Crown. It is a non-ministerial department headed by the Director. The SFO is therefore independent and makes its own investigative and prosecutorial decisions independently. Part of the role of the Law Officer is to protect that independence.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO also forms one of the ‘Law Officers’ Departments, and as such constitutes a public arm’s length body sponsored by the Attorney General’s Office. The terms of our sponsorship arrangement are set out in the Framework Agreement between the AGO and the SFO which was published on 22 January, replacing the 2009 Protocol document. The Framework Agreement is agreed between the Director of the SFO and the Law Officers.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/01/2019 10:18:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045479

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what representations the Serious Fraud Office has received on (a) Sudhir Choudhrie, (b) Bhanu Choudrie and (c) other related parties.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	210433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is aware of the allegations made publicly about Sudhir and Bhanu Choudhrie. The SFO can neither confirm nor deny if Sudhir or Bhanu Choudhrie are currently subject to investigation by the SFO, or what, if any, representations the SFO has received about them.</p><p> </p><p>In order to protect the investigative process it is not always possible, or even desirable for investigative bodies to confirm whether or not an individual or organisation is subject to an investigation, or provide any details of matters under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO proactively publishes information about its cases on its website whenever it is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/01/2019 09:26:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045480

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what is the status of (a) SFO and (b) CPS investigations into (i) Sudhir Choudhrie, (ii) Bhanu Choudhrie and (iii) other related parties.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	210434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is aware of the allegations made publicly about Sudhir and Bhanu Choudhrie. The SFO can neither confirm nor deny if Sudhir or Bhanu Choudhrie are currently subject to investigation by the SFO, or what, if any, representations the SFO has received about them.</p><p> </p><p>In order to protect the investigative process it is not always possible, or even desirable for investigative bodies to confirm whether or not an individual or organisation is subject to an investigation, or provide any details of matters under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO proactively publishes information about its cases on its website whenever it is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes cases that are referred to it by the police and does not have any investigative function.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/01/2019 14:56:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045980

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not hold third party cleaning contracts. Cleaning services for the AGO are provided by Ministry of Justice contractors and the buildings’ landlords. The Attorney General’s Office holds no information on rates of pay for third party contractors. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) contracts with two service providers for the provision of its cleaning services; Mitie Cleaning Services for its offices at One Kemble Street (London) and Sussex Cleaning Services for Southern House (Croydon). GLD requires its contracted cleaning providers to pay the London living wage to all of their staff. HMCPSI staff located within One Kemble Street are covered by the same cleaning provision.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold third party cleaning contracts. The majority of buildings on the CPS estate are managed and maintained by the Ministry of Justice. Cleaning services are either provided by Ministry of Justice contractors or the buildings’ landlords. The CPS holds no information on rates of pay for third party contractors. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) cleaning services are contracted out to Julius Rutherford &amp; Co Ltd who pay the London Living Wage to all of the staff providing cleaning services to the SFO.</p><p>A list of all services delivered by third party contractors to the Department is not held in a centralised location, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/01/2019 17:39:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1046116

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the effective prosecution of criminals.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	211357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed the outline terms of a comprehensive future security relationship including law enforcement, criminal justice, and judicial cooperation.</p><p>I have regular meetings and briefings with the Director of Public Prosecutions and senior officials of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). A significant amount of planning for EU Exit has taken place and the CPS is making preparations for both for the implementation period or for an exit without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 28/01/2019 14:47:55 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1046914

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251, how many civil servants in his Department were working part or full-time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (a) June 2016 and (b) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	211642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office had no civil servants working part or full time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in June 2016 or December 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 30/01/2019 17:40:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1047655

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that SFO investigations into (a) Sudhir Choudhrie and (b) Bhanu Choudhrie are (i) compliant with legislation and (ii) receive all relevant information.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>As highlighted in the answer given on 24 January to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-21/210434/" target="_blank">210434</a> the SFO can neither confirm nor deny if these individuals are subject to any investigation. The SFO carries out all of its work in compliance with legislation.</p><p>The SFO also works collaboratively with law enforcement and regulatory partners to combat serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption and share information, both in the UK and abroad. This includes membership of the newly launched multi-agency National Economic Crime Centre which was set up by the Government following the 2017 Economic Crime Review to ensure a more effective law enforcement response to economic crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 31/01/2019 14:28:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1050177

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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, what progress he has made in laying statutory instruments related to EU exit preparedness; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	213444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Law Officers Departments do not require secondary legislation in order to prepare for EU Exit. The Government Legal Department, Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office continue to support, as necessary, other Government departments in preparing statutory instruments related to EU exit preparedness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 31/01/2019 14:26:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1050284

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments do not have any regulatory functions imposed by legislation that are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:48:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050448

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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 of the £3 million allocated to his Department for Brexit preparations in 2019-20 has been allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	213891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">Supplementary Estimates 17/18</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The funding provided is in addition to the Attorney General’s Office’s efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU. This funding is to support preparation for all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/02/2019 16:17:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1050545

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194050 on Crown Prosecution Service: Staff, what the figure was for prosecutions for minor motoring offences (a) at the beginning of that period (b) at the end of that period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of prosecuted defendants by twelve Principal Offence Categories, including the category of Motoring Offences.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of summary-only prosecutions at magistrates’ courts allocated to the Motoring Offences category for both the 12 months ending September 2008 and September 2018 and the change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Motoring Prosecution Caseload</p></td><td><p>367,905</p></td><td><p>95,726</p></td><td><p>-272,179</p></td><td><p>-74.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: Case Management Information System</p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Motoring Offences category.</p><p> </p><p>While the number of overall prosecutions has decreased during the period, the highest fall in caseload has been in magistrates’ courts, where volumes reduced by 54.1%. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:54:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050546

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the CPS in the West Midlands between May 2010 and November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213932 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050548

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213931 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050550

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall caseload for the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213938 question first answered 06/02/2019 16:04:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050551

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in each department within the CPS on (a) 30 May 2010 and (b) 30 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>(a) As of 30 June 2010*, the Crown Prosecution Service employed a total of 8,569 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Headquarters</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Casework</p></td><td><p>530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Direct</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Group</p></td><td><p>772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside Group</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern</p></td><td><p>439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands group</p></td><td><p>794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,569</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Note</strong>: *CPS HR management information in relation to staff in post is only available from June 2010. (Data Source Trent HR Database as at 31.01.2019)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(b) As of 30 September 2018, the Crown Prosecution Service employed a total of 5,936 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>CPS Headquarters</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Central Casework Divisions</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>CPS Direct</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mersey Cheshire</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5936</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/02/2019 16:09:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050554

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in each Department in the CPS in the West Midlands on (a) 30 May 2010 and (b) 30 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>(a) As of 30 June 2010* a total of 794 staff were employed within what was the Crown Prosecution Service West Midlands Group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Headcount Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>CPS Staffordshire</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>129</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>CPS Warwickshire</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>CPS West Mercia</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>CPS West Midlands</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>497</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>794</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(b) As of 30 September 2018 a total of 422 staff were employed within the Crown Prosecution Service West Midlands. Each constituent Unit (Department) of the Crown Prosecution Service West Midlands is shown below:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Headcount Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands Area Business Centre</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands Complex Casework Unit</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands Crown Court Unit</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>171</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands Magistrates Court Unit</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>158</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands Management Unit</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>West Midlands RASSO Unit</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>422</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong>: * CPS HR management information in relation to staff in post is only available from June 2010. (Data Source Trent HR Database as at 31.01.2019)</p><p> </p><p>Following an organisational restructure in 2011, the separate Areas of Crown Prosecution Service Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands combined under a single Chief Crown Prosecutor leadership to form the Area of Crown Prosecution Service West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/02/2019 16:12:59 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050582

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) the CPS employs and (b) who were employed by the CPS in May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service employed 5,946 staff at 31 December 2018 and 8,569 staff at 30 June 2010. CPS HR management information in relation to staff in post is only available from June 2010.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:46:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050586

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service between May 2010 and September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213933 question first answered 06/02/2019 16:04:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1051360

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Cheshire and Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the caseload of Merseyside-Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service has been in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	214502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, by outcome as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecutions and convictions in the Merseyside and Cheshire CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Non-Convictions</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Prosecutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>39,902</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td><td><p>7,402</p></td><td><p>15.6%</p></td><td><p><strong>47,304</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>35,074</p></td><td><p>86.4%</p></td><td><p>5,537</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td><td><p><strong>40,611</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>31,528</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>4,322</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>35,850</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>31,971</p></td><td><p>88.8%</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>35,988</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>28,129</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td><td><p>4,123</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td><td><p><strong>32,252</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>26,017</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>3,801</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>29,818</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>26,545</p></td><td><p>87.7%</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p><strong>30,265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>25,037</p></td><td><p>86.6%</p></td><td><p>3,875</p></td><td><p>13.4%</p></td><td><p><strong>28,912</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>While the volume of prosecutions in the Area have fallen by 39% during the 8 year period, it is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by Merseyside and Cheshire CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 21% increase in homicide, a 23% increase in offences against the person and a 62% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 52% in the Area. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 214504 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:31:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1051361

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Cheshire and Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the overall staffing level of Merseyside-Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service was in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	214503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The overall staffing levels of the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside Cheshire from 2010 to 2018 are listed in the table below. Following an organisational restructure in 2011, the separate Areas of Crown Prosecution Service Merseyside and Crown Prosecution Service Cheshire combined under a single Chief Crown Prosecutor leadership to form the Area of Crown Prosecution Service Mersey Cheshire.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Head Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>224</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>217</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>205</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>223</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>233</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Mersey Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>282</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Merseyside</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Merseyside</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>255</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Cheshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 December 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>103</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> (Data Source Trent HR Database as at 31/01/2019)</em></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/02/2019 12:41:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1051363

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Cheshire and Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions have been achieved in the Mersey-Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service area for each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	214504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, by outcome as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecutions and convictions in the Merseyside and Cheshire CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Non-Convictions</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Prosecutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>39,902</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td><td><p>7,402</p></td><td><p>15.6%</p></td><td><p><strong>47,304</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>35,074</p></td><td><p>86.4%</p></td><td><p>5,537</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td><td><p><strong>40,611</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>31,528</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>4,322</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>35,850</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>31,971</p></td><td><p>88.8%</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>35,988</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>28,129</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td><td><p>4,123</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td><td><p><strong>32,252</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>26,017</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>3,801</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>29,818</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>26,545</p></td><td><p>87.7%</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p><strong>30,265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>25,037</p></td><td><p>86.6%</p></td><td><p>3,875</p></td><td><p>13.4%</p></td><td><p><strong>28,912</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>While the volume of prosecutions in the Area have fallen by 39% during the 8 year period, it is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by Merseyside and Cheshire CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 21% increase in homicide, a 23% increase in offences against the person and a 62% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 52% in the Area. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 214502 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:31:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1054711

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	John Broadhurst
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the sentence delivered in the case of R v Broadhurst in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	216140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office received a number of referrals under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) Scheme for the case of R v Broadhurst.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers can only refer a sentence as unduly lenient if there has been a “gross error” resulting in the sentence being significantly below the level that any judge could reasonably have imposed. The power is one that should only be used in exceptional circumstances and it is not an automatic prosecution right of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>After reviewing the case I am satisfied that the judge approached the sentencing in the correct way and I have concluded that the sentence was not outside the range of sentences that were reasonably available to the judge. It would therefore not be right for me to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice while charging decisions are an independent matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 11/02/2019 15:18:29 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1055973

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213932 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, what the change has been in the number of offences for each crime type in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of offences recorded against crime types. However, the CPS does collect data which reports the number of prosecuted defendants allocated to twelve Principal Offence Categories which is collated in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The tables in Annex A show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes by Principal Offence during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 in the West Midlands CPS Area and in England.</p><p> </p><p>During the 8 year period reported in the table, magistrates’ courts caseload has fallen by 31% and Crown Court caseload by 23% in the West Midlands Area, compared to falls of 47% and 34% respectively across England as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the falling caseload it is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted in the West Midlands and England have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases in the West Midlands Area as evidenced by a 46% rise in homicide (35% in England), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (compared to a fall of 17% in England) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% in England). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in the Area with a similar fall reflected across England. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217439 question first answered 11/02/2019 11:35:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 217439 & 217441 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055969

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213932, what the change has been in the case load of the Crown Prosecution Service for each crime type, in the West Midlands, in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of offences recorded against crime types. However, the CPS does collect data which reports the number of prosecuted defendants allocated to twelve Principal Offence Categories which is collated in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The tables in Annex A show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes by Principal Offence during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 in the West Midlands CPS Area and in England.</p><p> </p><p>During the 8 year period reported in the table, magistrates’ courts caseload has fallen by 31% and Crown Court caseload by 23% in the West Midlands Area, compared to falls of 47% and 34% respectively across England as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the falling caseload it is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted in the West Midlands and England have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases in the West Midlands Area as evidenced by a 46% rise in homicide (35% in England), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (compared to a fall of 17% in England) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% in England). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in the Area with a similar fall reflected across England. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217441 question first answered 11/02/2019 11:35:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 217439 & 217441 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055970

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the level of funding allocated by the Crown Prosecution Service at (a) a regional level and (b) CPS Direct level in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of the funding at regional level and for CPS Direct from 2010 to 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cymru Wales Area</strong></p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td><td><p>24.8</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td><td><p>20.2</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>19.4</p></td><td><p>19.2</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England Area</strong></p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands Area</strong></p></td><td><p>30.6</p></td><td><p>29.4</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>22.7</p></td><td><p>23.3</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>25.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London </strong></p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td><td><p>104.1</p></td><td><p>98.5</p></td><td><p>94.1</p></td><td><p>85.5</p></td><td><p>80.4</p></td><td><p>79.0</p></td><td><p>81.2</p></td><td><p>79.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mersey Cheshire Area</strong></p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East Area</strong></p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West Area</strong></p></td><td><p>45.6</p></td><td><p>45.6</p></td><td><p>40.4</p></td><td><p>40.1</p></td><td><p>37.9</p></td><td><p>34.6</p></td><td><p>33.9</p></td><td><p>33.7</p></td><td><p>30.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East Area</strong></p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>25.4</p></td><td><p>23.8</p></td><td><p>22.2</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West Area</strong></p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td><td><p>19.4</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thames and Chiltern Area</strong></p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>25.6</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>21.6</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wessex Area</strong></p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands Area</strong></p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>39.3</p></td><td><p>36.0</p></td><td><p>33.1</p></td><td><p>32.7</p></td><td><p>34.4</p></td><td><p>36.8</p></td><td><p>35.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and Humberside Area</strong></p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>40.3</p></td><td><p>36.8</p></td><td><p>35.8</p></td><td><p>33.8</p></td><td><p>32.5</p></td><td><p>32.2</p></td><td><p>31.8</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Direct</strong></p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>13.0</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p>12.8</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/02/2019 11:38:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1056658

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will place in the Library his advice on the legal implications of any changes made to the Withdrawal Agreement text between the UK and the EU ahead of the forthcoming vote on that Agreement.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	218243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the legitimate desire of Parliament to understand the legal implications of the Withdrawal Agreement and will look at what assistance it can provide the House. The Government has already published a collection of material to support public and parliamentary assessment of the deal. In addition, on 14 January, I agreed to the Government publishing a letter from me to the Prime Minister about the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the European Council and Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 12/02/2019 12:28:47 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1056746

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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 many officials from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	218149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office, along with all of HM Government, is committed to ensuring that we make a success of EU Exit. No officials from the Attorney General’s Office, a small ministerial department, have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; officials working on EU Exit are preparing for all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/02/2019 16:38:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1056995

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what criminal convictions he has referred to the Court of Appeal as being unduly lenient in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	218755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Annual data for the cases that have been referred to the Court of Appeal are publicly available for the years 2014-2016 on the gov.uk website at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, 173 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, 140 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient, although two of those cases are yet to be heard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/02/2019 09:56:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1057044

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Court: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of Crown Court trials did not complete due to a prosecution failure to disclose evidence to the defence in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	218823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of Crown Court trials which resulted in a non-conviction outcome due to a prosecution failure to disclose evidence to the defence. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the work under the National Disclosure Improvement Plan, the CPS has introduced new data collection measures designed to monitor disclosure performance. These measures include all prosecutors now being required to confirm at the conclusion of every case that has been stopped after charge whether disclosure had a primary or contributory impact on the outcome. This will allow us to capture more data than ever before on cases in which disclosure does not ultimately cause the case to end but where it was a secondary factor, and will enable performance to be examined by police and prosecutors at local, regional and national level and to drive further improvements. The first set of this data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/02/2019 16:36:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1058908

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Intestacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will were referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
uin	219364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each financial year since 2012 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1455*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*to date</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:23:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill