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1137934

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

1139568

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions of brothel owners or managers are (1) pending, and (2) completed, following the removal of women from their premises to Yarl's Wood and other detention centres.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions of defendants charged with offences of keeping a brothel or of controlling prostitution. This information could only be obtained by a manual examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>While the CPS does not collect data on defendants prosecuted by specific offence or the outcome of any prosecution, information is available for the number of offences concerning the keeping or management of brothels and controlling prostitution, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates’ courts. The table below shows the number of these offences recorded on the CPS’s Case Management System in each financial year over the last ten years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 1956 { 33 }</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 1956 { 33A }</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 2003 { 52 }</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 2003 { 53 }</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>323</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>207</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>265</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>207</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>108</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>168</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/07/2019 12:21:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1144155

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 30 July (HL17215), whether it is their policy to prosecute brothel owners and managers when women are removed to detention centres from their premises, in view of the probability of offences of trafficking or slavery.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:46:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1129073

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Sub-Group to the Criminal Justice Board and Review of the Criminal Justice Response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offences plans to make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) effect on survivors of rape of the legal guidance issued by the CPS on rape and sexual offence in relation to disclosure of medical records and counselling notes.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	259168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is working with the police, government departments and third sector stakeholders on the Government’s review into how the criminal justice system responds to rape and serious sexual offences. The Crown Prosecution Service is committed to working with all involved in the Review, including stakeholders, to identify and address any issues that are identified.</p><p>Complainants are entitled to protection from unnecessary and unjustified invasion of their private lives. CPS guidance is clear that where it is a reasonable line of enquiry in the investigation, the police should obtain complainants’ informed consent to gain access to medical records and counselling notes. Prosecutors will robustly apply the relevant statutory provisions when deciding whether such material should be disclosed to the defence.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/06/2019 15:12:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1130565

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of organisations that hold contracts with his Department pay the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	261262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not hold direct contracts with organisations. Goods and services are obtained through direct ordering with a supplier, or through contracts held by other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office holds no information on rates of pay for other organisations. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual organisation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/06/2019 16:26:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1130703

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of cases of rape reported to the CPS were administratively finalised in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	261500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>It is important to stress that ’administrative finalisation’ is not a prosecutorial decision. It is an administrative process where cases are closed on CPS’ electronic case management system. It does not necessarily mean the proceedings are at an end. Such cases may be reopened, if at a later date, new material is provided to the prosecution enabling a charging decision to be made.</p><p> </p><p>Proceedings are administratively finalised when:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The police seek early investigative advice from the CPS and did not resubmit the case to the CPS for a charging decision. In these instances, the case enters the CPS records but was never actually referred for a charging decision.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The police do refer a case to the police but there is insufficient evidence to bring a charge, sothe CPS ask the police to complete an action plan in order to improve the evidence. If the police are unable to respond to the action plan or decide not to pursue the matter, then the case will be ‘administratively finalised’ on the CPS system because the police cannot bring forward a case with sufficient evidence to charge.</li></ul><p>There was a 9% reduction in referrals from the police between 2016/17 and 2017/18. During this period, the percentage of cases resulting in no further action remained largely unchanged. There was, however, a significant increase in both the volume and percentage of cases administratively finalised. This is largely because of internal CPS administrative processes, reminding users to ‘administratively finalise’ cases where the police had requested early advice but had not resubmitted.</p><p>This coincided with an increase in the number of cases where the police have not responded to early investigative advice or an action plan has resulted in a rise in the number of administrative finalisations.</p><p>The table below shows the outcome of all referrals from the police for a pre charge decision, and show both the volume and the rates of these outcomes</p><p>TABLE KEY:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Decision to charge: Prosecutors must be satisfied there is enough evidence to provide a &quot;realistic prospect of conviction&quot; against each defendant and that the prosecution is in the public interest.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Take no further action: This is a prosecutorial decision based on an assessment that there is insufficient evidence to provide a “realistic prospect of conviction” or that a prosecution is not in the public interest. The case may be reopened if the police provide further evidence or the victim successfully appeals the decision under the victims right to review;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Out of Court Disposal: Out of court disposals include a caution, conditional caution or the recommendation that the offence is taken into consideration with other charges;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Other: the result of the charging decision is not known or has not been given for that suspect.</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Volumes &amp; Rates as %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Charge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Further Action</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Out of Court Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin Finalised</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>3,387 (42%)</p></td><td><p>4,339 (53%)</p></td><td><p>65 (1%)</p></td><td><p>321 (4%)</p></td><td><p>18 (0%)</p></td><td><p>8,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>3,213 (47%)</p></td><td><p>3,281 (48%)</p></td><td><p>42 (1%)</p></td><td><p>275 (4%)</p></td><td><p>11 (0%)</p></td><td><p>6,822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2,889 (53%)</p></td><td><p>2,195 (41%)</p></td><td><p>34 (1%)</p></td><td><p>281 (5%)</p></td><td><p>5 (0%)</p></td><td><p>5,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>3,621 (62%)</p></td><td><p>1,857 (32%)</p></td><td><p>23 (0%)</p></td><td><p>341 (6%)</p></td><td><p>8 (0%)</p></td><td><p>5,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>3,648 (59%)</p></td><td><p>1,997 (32%)</p></td><td><p>29 (0%)</p></td><td><p>484 (8%)</p></td><td><p>1 (0%)</p></td><td><p>6,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>3,910 (57%)</p></td><td><p>2,271 (33%)</p></td><td><p>24 (0%)</p></td><td><p>645 (9%)</p></td><td><p>5 (0%)</p></td><td><p>6,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>3,671 (56%)</p></td><td><p>2,145 (32%)</p></td><td><p>30 (0%)</p></td><td><p>761 (12%)</p></td><td><p>4 (0%)</p></td><td><p>6,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2,822 (47%</p></td><td><p>1,851 (31%)</p></td><td><p>26 (0%)</p></td><td><p>1,307 (22%)</p></td><td><p>6 (0%)</p></td><td><p>6,012</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/06/2019 15:09:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1130704

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of days taken from a report of rape to a decision to charge was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	261501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a record of the average number of days taken from a report of rape to the police through to a decision to charge. Data is, however, held on the average number of days from submission of a rape case by the police to the CPS through to the date of the decision to charge. The CPS works closely with police colleagues to ensure that where individuals are charged, cases have been thoroughly investigated and individuals are properly charged and prosecuted so that the interests of both victims and perpetrators are protected and cases do not collapse mid-trial. The figures provided in the table below include the end to end timeliness from submission to the date of the decision to charge. This comprises of the time when the case was with both police and the CPS. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Average Number of Calendar Days </strong> <strong>Receipt to Decision to Charge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Consultations per Suspect</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>1.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>1.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>1.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>1.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are a number of reasons for the steady increase in the average number of days and average number of consultations per case since 2010/11. The number of consultations between CPS prosecutors and police investigators is important. Consultations allow for a close examination of the evidence thus ensuring the case is strong. Clearly, the more consultations that take place, the longer the time between receipt of the case and the decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>Police are now encouraged to seek early investigative advice more often and in particular in rape and serious sexual offences cases. Early investigative advice helps to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated and the evidence to be brought before the court is strong. As a result, fewer cases are dropped after the defendant has been charged. With the increase in early investigative advice, CPS is more often involved at an earlier stage in proceedings and this will invariably impact on the average number of consultations and overall timeliness.</p><p> </p><p>There has also been an increase in the complexity of rape cases investigated by the police. Investigations often involve large amounts of electronic material (social media, emails, text messages, video and photographs) which needs to be reviewed by prosecutors before a charging decision can be made. This also impacts on the average number of consultations and timeliness of the pre-charge stage of the case.</p><p> </p><p>CPS prosecutors work closely with police colleagues to build strong cases which can be brought before the courts. Increased complexity has been evidenced over time by the rise in the average number of consultations with the police. Since 2010/11, the number has increased from 1.71 to 1.98 consultations per case, a rise of 16%.</p><p> </p><p>Changes have now been made to the Casework Management System to provide for a more sophisticated level of reporting. In future, CPS will be able to report the timeliness for each individual consultation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/06/2019 08:28:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1131070

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many complaints of rape were made in each region; and how many of these cases resulted in a (a) prosecution and (b) conviction in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	262243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Rape is one of the most complex and challenging offences to prosecute and charging decisions have a profound impact on those involved. The CPS has undertaken extensive work over the last decade to ensure that when reaching prosecution decisions specialist prosecutors are fully equipped to deal with the particular complexities of rape cases.</p><p>While the CPS does not hold a record of the number of complaints of rape to the police, we can provide data on the number of rape prosecutions and convictions recorded by the CPS system.</p><p>The table below provides the volume of rape prosecutions broken down by CPS Area.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>644</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,208</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,864</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,692</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,891</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,536</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,643</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,190</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,517</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides a breakdown by CPS Area of the volume of rape convictions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,465</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,414</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,333</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,348</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,581</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,689</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,991</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,635</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/06/2019 15:08:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

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	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned; and in how many of those cases had a custodial sentence already been served.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>There is an ongoing investigation into data manipulation at Randox Testing Services. The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to support this process to ensure that fairness and transparency in the system is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service can only comment on cases that it is responsible for prosecuting. For the cases which it prosecutes, the Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned or a record of how many of those cases involved a custodial sentence. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/06/2019 14:01:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132234

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services:
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service as a result of data manipulation of forensic toxicology at Randox.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>There is an ongoing investigation into data manipulation at Randox Testing Services. The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to support this process to ensure that fairness and transparency in the system is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions that were dropped as a result of data manipulation of forensic toxicology at Randox. This could only be obtained through a manual search of case records, at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/06/2019 09:26:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh