Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

837926

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Behaviour Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) received in each year from 2014-15; and on how many of those occasions the CPS subsequently decided (a) to and (b) not to apply for the CBO through the courts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders received or any subsequent applications to courts for orders to be made. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837925

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged breaches of Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance have been logged on the Crown Prosecution Service’s case management system in each year since 2014-15; how many of those cases have been heard in court; how many of those litigants have been found to be in contempt of court; and how many of those litigants have been given the maximum possible prison sentence for that offence.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not hold the information requested. Section 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives a court power to grant a civil injunction for anti-social behaviour. A breach of a civil injunction is not a criminal offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837924

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Crown Prosecution Service logged concerns about alleged breaches of (a) Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on Conviction, (b) other Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and (c) Criminal Behaviour Orders on its case management system in each year from 2004-05; how many of those cases led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; and how many of those convictions resulted in a maximum tariff custodial sentence for the respective order.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of concerns logged on its Case Management System (CMS) about alleged breaches of Anti-Social Behaviour or Criminal Behaviour Orders.</p><p> </p><p>While no central record is collated showing the number of concerns logged about compliance with court orders, a central record of the number of breaches of Criminal Behaviour Orders and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders prosecuted at magistrates’ courts is held.</p><p> </p><p>A breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order is prosecuted by way of Section 30 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, while breaches of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order or interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order were prosecuted by way of Section 1(10)/Section 1D and 1(10) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volumes of these breach offences, in which a prosecution commenced, in each year since 2004-05.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 { 30(1) and (2) } (Breach of a CBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1(10) } (Breach of an ASBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1D and 1(10) } (Breach of an interim ASBO)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-2005</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,508</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,536</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,659</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12,998</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11,413</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,558</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,739</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,439</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,575</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,201</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>6,913</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,144</p></td><td><p>4,480</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>4,323</p></td><td><p>1,925</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics relating to sentencing on conviction, including whether a term of imprisonment was imposed, are maintained by the Ministry of Justice</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

804313

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, for what reasons the number of offences recorded for 2016-17 in the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 112584 differ from the number of summary convictions recorded in 2016 in the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112585.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	118460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>This question relates to the differences in recording of data under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.</p><p>The data reported by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the answer to Question 112584 differs from that provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the response to Question 112585 in that:</p><ul><li><p>CPS data is for the financial year; MoJ data for the calendar year.</p></li><li><p>CPS data includes all offences which have been commenced and have reached a first hearing in Magistrates’ Courts. A defendant may be charged with more than one offence. No central record is kept as to the outcome of the proceedings under s76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.</p></li><li><p>In contrast, MoJ record the outcome of the proceedings by defendant and for whom this offence was the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.</p></li><li><p>MoJ data covers cases completed in Magistrates’ Court in 2016, and therefore includes both completed and live cases in the Crown Court.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/12/2017 14:19:24 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

804314

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 112584, on domestic violence: prosecutions, what proportion of the offences recorded in 2016-17 led to summary convictions.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	118447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a record of offences which resulted in a summary conviction. However, in 2016/17, there were 70,853 convictions flagged as domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/12/2017 14:16:51 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

788612

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many charges the Crown Prosecution Service has brought against people under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 for alleged controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship in each year since that section of that Act came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	112584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not collect data on defendants prosecuted by specific offence. However, the table below shows the number of offences recorded in the magistrates' courts for the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour since its implementation on 29 December 2015. This figure relates to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>309</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 28/11/2017 17:07:57 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 25532 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756377

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, how many cases of alleged rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by police in each year since 2009-10; on how many occasions the CPS pressed charges for those cases in each of those years; and what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest period of time between referral and charging was for cases which (i) did and (ii) did not lead to CPS charges in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	8464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of charged suspects in cases flagged as rape during each of the last seven available years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p><strong> Total no of cases referred </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009 - 10</strong></p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>7,683</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010 - 11</strong></p></td><td><p>3,387</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>8,130</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p></td><td><p>3,213</p></td><td><p>47.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,822</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012 - 13</strong></p></td><td><p>2,889</p></td><td><p>53.5%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,404</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 - 14</strong></p></td><td><p>3,621</p></td><td><p>61.9%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,850</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 - 15</strong></p></td><td><p>3,648</p></td><td><p>59.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,159</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015 - 16</strong></p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>57.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,855</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The CPS monitoring of cases involving offences of rape involves the application of a rape ‘flag’ to applicable cases that are recorded on the CPS’ electronic Case Management System (CMS). The CPS definition of rape covers any case where the following offences were considered pre-charge or were subsequently charged:</p><ul><li>Rape: Section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956</li><li>Sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13: Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956</li><li>Rape: Section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>Rape of a child under 13: Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice: Section 30(3) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>An attempt to commit any of the above offences under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981</li><li>Incitement or conspiracy to commit any of the above offences.</li></ul><p>No separate record of the shortest or longest time from the initial request from the police to the decision to charge is maintained on the CMS, nor is any record collated showing the average number of days taken when the outcome of the charging decision is not to prosecute or any other outcome.</p><p>Rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) investigations can be highly complex in nature and typically involve the review of a large quantity of evidence. In the vast majority of cases suspects are on police bail prior to a charging decision being made by the CPS and where the police seek a charging decision in such circumstances the CPS cannot authorise charges until the Full Code Test set out in the Code is met. The timeliness of a charging decision is determined by two key factors: how quickly the police can complete the necessary enquiries; and how quickly the CPS can then review the evidence provided by the police and finalise the charging decision.</p><p>The CPS recognises the distress caused to both complainants and defendants by delays in the charging process and we are committed to improving the timeliness of charging decisions. One of the most significant steps that the CPS has taken in this regard has been to substantially increase the resourcing allocated to the specialist RASSO units around the country which prosecute these cases. Between July 2015 and May 2017 the number of RASSO prosecutors available to make charging decisions rose from 138 to 197. This increased resourcing has contributed to an improvement in the timeliness of charging decisions. The number of RASSO cases awaiting CPS charging advice for between 28 days and 3 months fell by over 46% between March 2016 and March 2017 from 489 to 263 cases. Latest provisional data for July indicates the numbers have fallen still further to less than 130.</p><p>The CPS is committed to achieving further improvements in timeliness and in May 2017 the RASSO Service Standards were launched. These Standards set out best practice for the management of pre-charge RASSO bail cases between CPS areas and their local police partners. The Standards provide a commitment on the part of the CPS to provide a review of a case within 28 days of submission from the police and sets out an escalation procedure for police colleagues to follow when this target is not met. The Standards also require CPS staff to be actively involved in securing updates from investigating officers where there are significant delays in the police investigation of RASSO cases.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/09/2017 14:33:50 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756374

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, how many complaints the Crown Prosecution Service received on the handling of allegations of rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since 2004-05.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	8429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p><strong>ANSWER:</strong><strong> ATTORNEY GENERAL</strong>: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of complaints received about the handling of allegations of rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>It does however hold data about the Victim’s Right to Review (VRR) scheme. A VRR arises where the CPS finalises a case with a decision that qualifies under the scheme. Qualifying decisions are where the CPS:</p><p>(i) makes the decision not to bring proceedings (i.e. at the pre-charge stage); or</p><p>(ii) decides to discontinue (or withdraw in the Magistrates’ Court) all charges</p><p>involving the victim, thereby entirely ending all proceedings relating to them;</p><p>(iii) offers no evidence in all proceedings relating to the victim; or</p><p>(iv) decides to leave all charges in the proceedings to “lie on file”.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS launched the scheme in June 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of VRR appeals received by the CPS, where the principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, since the Scheme began.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>June 2013 - March 2014</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total VRR Appeals Received</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Sexual Offence VRR Appeals Upheld</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of Sexual Offences Appeals Upheld</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>15.5%</p></td><td><p>14.2%</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/09/2017 13:00:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756373

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Remand in Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many applications were made to extend custody time limits (CTLs) in cases of alleged rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the defendant was remanded in custody in each year since 2009-10; and on how many occasions the Chief Crown Prosecutor was informed of a failure by the criminal justice system to adhere to CTLs in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	8451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not collect data on the number of applications made to the courts to extend custody time limits in cases in which rape is alleged. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>To assist in the effective management of its prosecution functions the CPS maintains Custody Time Limit Failure Log. Data from that log showing the number of failures in rape cases in each year since 2011/12 for which the CPS was primarily responsible, and as a percentage of the total number of prosecutions in the year, is contained in the table below. In one of the CTLs listed, no application was made to extend. In the remainder, an application was made but refused by the court.</p><p>Earlier data are not available without incurring disproportionate cost. Data for the years 2009/10 and 2010/11 are not available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prosecutions </strong></p></td><td><p>3,864</p></td><td><p>3,692</p></td><td><p>3,891</p></td><td><p>4,536</p></td><td><p>4,643</p></td><td><p>5,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CTL failures</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td><td><p>0.07%</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td><td><p>0.04%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This data includes prosecution for rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Sexual Offences Act 1956 where the allegation occurred whilst that legislation was in force.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not collect data on the number of alleged rape cases in which the criminal justice system failed to adhere to custody time limits. There will be cases in which a custody time limit is not extended for reasons that do not involve any criticism of the CPS.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service monitors every case prosecuted by the CPS which is the subject of a custody time limit to ensure compliance with the regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/09/2017 12:22:44 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756372

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, how many times (a) victims have withdrawn support for a prosecution of an alleged rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 case and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to continue with the prosecution of an alleged rape following the withdrawal of such support in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	8428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of victims who have withdrawn support for a prosecution or the number of cases the CPS has then subsequently decided not to proceed with. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, while the CPS does not collect data on the number of victims who withdraw support for the prosecution, or cases which do not proceed following the withdrawal of such support, information is available to show the overall number of pre-charge decisions where a decision not to prosecute was made and unsuccessful prosecution outcomes that were flagged as rape. These outcomes can be disaggregated to show the volume and proportion that were due to victim issues, including retraction, where it was inappropriate to compel the victim, non-attendance at trial or where the evidence given did not come up to proof.</p><p>The CPS monitoring of cases involving offences of rape involves the application of a rape ‘flag’ to applicable cases that are recorded on the CPS’ electronic Case Management System (CMS). The CPS definition of rape covers any case where the following offences were considered pre-charge or were subsequently charged:</p><ul><li>Rape: Section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956</li><li>Sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13: Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956</li><li>Rape: Section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>Rape of a child under 13: Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice: Section 30(3) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</li><li>An attempt to commit any of the above offences under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981</li><li>Incitement or conspiracy to commit any of the above offences.</li></ul><p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of decisions not to prosecute due to victim issues in cases flagged as rape during each of the last seven available years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Victim Issues</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No Prosecution</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Charged</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><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><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>4,165</p></td><td><p>54.2%</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>7,683</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>4,339</p></td><td><p>53.4%</p></td><td><p>3,387</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td><td><p><strong>8,130</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>3,281</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td><td><p>3,213</p></td><td><p>47.1%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,822</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>2,195</p></td><td><p>40.6%</p></td><td><p>2,889</p></td><td><p>53.5%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,404</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>1,857</p></td><td><p>31.7%</p></td><td><p>3,621</p></td><td><p>61.9%</p></td><td><p><strong>5,850</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>1,997</p></td><td><p>32.4%</p></td><td><p>3,648</p></td><td><p>59.2%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,159</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td><td><p>33.1%</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>57.0%</p></td><td><p><strong>6,855</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Victim issues include cases where the victim is called as a witness in a trial, but fails to attend court; where the evidence of the victim supports the prosecution case but the victim refuses to be called as a witness, or retracts, or withdraws a complaint; and where the evidence of the victim does not support the prosecution of the defendant, leading to an unsuccessful outcome, but the victim however, has not retracted.</p><p>The CPS will shortly be publishing its annual Violence Against Women and Girls Report for 2016-17 which will provide the most up to date assessment of rape flagged prosecutions including the key reasons for unsuccessful prosecutions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/09/2017 11:58:25 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson