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	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what offences and under what circumstances police officers of Staffordshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Leicestershire Police will be required to seek permission of the Crown Prosecution Service before issuing the community resolutions and suspended prosecutions being piloted in those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	213567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We plan to put an end to the cautions culture and to replace the conditional caution with the suspended prosecution. Before doing so, Staffordshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Leicestershire Police are piloting a new, two-tier framework for out of court disposals based on the conditional caution and the community resolution.</p><p> </p><p>Police officers in these areas, as in other parts of England and Wales, may in exceptional circumstances administer a conditional caution for an indictable only offence and must seek the permission of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) before doing so. There is no requirement for police officers to seek the approval of the CPS before administering a community resolution.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/11/2014 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

65379

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions based on work capability assessments were overturned during the completion of the mandatory reconsideration period in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	203624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration (MR) is operating.</p><p> </p><p>However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 14:22:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

62371

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted for, (b) convicted of, (c) cautioned for and (d) given a non-custodial sentence for rape in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	201067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Severe maximum penalties are available for serious offences. Where an offender is prosecuted and convicted sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the courts, taking account of all the circumstances of each case. This will include the age of the offender, the seriousness of the offence, including all aggravating and mitigating factors, and a guilty plea.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since 2010, crime has continued to fall but at the same time offenders are more likely to be sent to prison, and for longer. The average custodial sentence length is 15.5 months across all indictable offences, which is the highest in more than a decade, and the use of cautions is at its lowest level for 40 years. We are continuing to overhaul sentencing to ensure that the toughest sentencing measures are available to the courts. We have introduced an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual or violent offence and we propose to end automatic early release for all dangerous offenders. All serious offences should always be prosecuted at court. We are clamping down on the on the use of cautions for serious offences and repeat offenders, and reviewing the whole spectrum of out of court disposals so we have clarity and consistency and most importantly we have a system that victims and the public have confidence in.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2009 to 2013 on cautions and court outcomes for rape and neglect and cruelty to children is available at the link below to the new ‘Outcomes by offence' table. The rape data can be found in the sexual offences section, and the neglect and cruelty to children data can be found in the ‘violence against the person' section.</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the period 2008 please use the following links and select Volume 5, where the classification of the offences remains the same:</p><p> </p><p><a title="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip" href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>For 2008 cautions, please follow the below link. Select Volume 3 Part 7, which provides data on ‘Persons cautioned for indictable offences by Offence, sex and age in table S3.7a'. As above, the classifications remain the same</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v3.zip" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v3.zip</a></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201070 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:36:24 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

62373

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted for, (b) convicted of, (c) cautioned for and (d) given a non-custodial sentence for child cruelty and neglect in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	201070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Severe maximum penalties are available for serious offences. Where an offender is prosecuted and convicted sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the courts, taking account of all the circumstances of each case. This will include the age of the offender, the seriousness of the offence, including all aggravating and mitigating factors, and a guilty plea.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since 2010, crime has continued to fall but at the same time offenders are more likely to be sent to prison, and for longer. The average custodial sentence length is 15.5 months across all indictable offences, which is the highest in more than a decade, and the use of cautions is at its lowest level for 40 years. We are continuing to overhaul sentencing to ensure that the toughest sentencing measures are available to the courts. We have introduced an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual or violent offence and we propose to end automatic early release for all dangerous offenders. All serious offences should always be prosecuted at court. We are clamping down on the on the use of cautions for serious offences and repeat offenders, and reviewing the whole spectrum of out of court disposals so we have clarity and consistency and most importantly we have a system that victims and the public have confidence in.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2009 to 2013 on cautions and court outcomes for rape and neglect and cruelty to children is available at the link below to the new ‘Outcomes by offence' table. The rape data can be found in the sexual offences section, and the neglect and cruelty to children data can be found in the ‘violence against the person' section.</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311319/8-outcomes-by-offence.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the period 2008 please use the following links and select Volume 5, where the classification of the offences remains the same:</p><p> </p><p><a title="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip" href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v5.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>For 2008 cautions, please follow the below link. Select Volume 3 Part 7, which provides data on ‘Persons cautioned for indictable offences by Offence, sex and age in table S3.7a'. As above, the classifications remain the same</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http:/www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v3.zip" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322191207/http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/criminal-statistics-2008-v3.zip</a></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201067 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:36:25 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

62372

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted for, (b) convicted of, (c) cautioned for and (d) given a non-custodial sentence for human trafficking offences in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	201068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Severe maximum penalties are available for serious offences. Where an offender is prosecuted and convicted, sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the courts, taking account of all the circumstances of each case. This will include the seriousness of the offence, including all aggravating and mitigating factors, and a guilty plea.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, crime has continued to fall. At the same time offenders are more likely to be sent to prison and for longer.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences related to human trafficking, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2013, can be viewed in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7">Offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court, found guilty and sentenced at all courts for 'human trafficking' offences <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales 2008 to 2013 <sup>(2)(3)(4)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Outcome</td><td>2008 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Cautions</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Proceeded against</td><td>61</td><td>47</td><td>30</td><td>21</td><td>29</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Found guilty</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Sentenced</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>of which</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Absolute discharge</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Conditional discharge</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Community sentence</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Suspended sentence</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Immediate custody</td><td>23</td><td>23</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Otherwise dealt with <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>'-' = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(1) Offences under Section 4(1) to 4(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (treatment of Claimants Act 2004 and S 57 - 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for or found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(4) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(5) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(6) The category Otherwise Dealt With (ODW) includes: one day in police cells; disqualification order; restraining order; confiscation order; travel restriction order; disqualification from driving; recommendation for deportation; and other miscellaneous disposals.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 201068</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 16:32:10 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

62368

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted for, (b) convicted of, (c) cautioned for and (d) given a non-custodial sentence for each of the stalking offences in Sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	201066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The number of offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts under Sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2013 (the latest data available), can be viewed in the table. These offences came into force in November 2012.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court, found guilty and sentenced at all courts for 'stalking' offences, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Statute</td><td>Offence</td><td> </td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="14">Protection from Harassment Act 1997, S.2A</td><td rowspan="14">Pursue course of conduct in breach of S.1(1) which amounts to stalking.</td><td>Cautions</td><td>-</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Proceeded against</td><td>8</td><td>293</td></tr><tr><td>Found guilty</td><td>2</td><td>196</td></tr><tr><td>Sentenced</td><td>2</td><td>192</td></tr><tr><td>of which</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Absolute discharge</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Conditional discharge</td><td>1</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td>1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Community sentence</td><td>-</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>Suspended sentence</td><td>-</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Immediate custody</td><td>-</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Otherwise dealt with <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>-</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="14">Protection from Harassment Act 1997, S.4A</td><td rowspan="14">Stalking involving fear of violence and involving serious alarm/distress</td><td>Cautions</td><td>-</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Proceeded against</td><td>-</td><td>154</td></tr><tr><td>Found guilty</td><td>-</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>Sentenced</td><td>-</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>of which</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Absolute discharge</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Conditional discharge</td><td>-</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Fine</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Community sentence</td><td>-</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Suspended sentence</td><td>-</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Immediate custody</td><td>-</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Otherwise dealt with</td><td>-</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>'-' = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for or found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(3) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(4) The category Otherwise Dealt With (ODW) includes: one day in police cells; disqualification order; restraining order; confiscation order; travel restriction order; disqualification from driving; recommendation for deportation; and other miscellaneous disposals.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>NB Offences introduced 25 November 2012</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQs 201066</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 16:28:30 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

63459

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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, how many (a) investigations were carried out, (b) individuals were charged, (c) corporates were charged, (d) criminal prosecutions were launched and (e) criminal convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) each of the five preceding years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	201977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>11 convictions were secured in 2013/14 and 16 prosecutions were completed in 2013/14 (including those with convictions).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud (including cases of domestic or overseas bribery and corruption) which, in the opinion of the Director of the SFO, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. Since April 2012, the SFO’s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SFO’s Intelligence Unit will assess all matters referred to the SFO whether by the public, the police or other agencies or organisations and refer those considered suitable for acceptance to a Case Evaluation Board before submission to the Director for his decision to open a criminal investigation under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SFO investigations are complex, and this can sometimes lead to investigations merging or splitting into different parts. For instance, the Libor investigation is into numerous financial institutions, and there are other large investigations which have been subdivided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of investigations opened</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of individuals charged</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of corporates charged</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of convictions secured</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 1: Two cases have been opened, closed, and then re-opened. These have been counted only once in the data above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 2: Prior to April 2012 the SFO did not collate all of its casework data centrally and it is therefore possible that some records form this period may not have been identified. The SFO is currently carrying out a project to ensure that its reporting systems are more robust in the future.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 205065 205092 question first answered 01/09/2014 14:33:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76971

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been completed by the Serious Fraud Office in 2013-14 and each of the previous five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>11 convictions were secured in 2013/14 and 16 prosecutions were completed in 2013/14 (including those with convictions).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud (including cases of domestic or overseas bribery and corruption) which, in the opinion of the Director of the SFO, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. Since April 2012, the SFO’s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SFO’s Intelligence Unit will assess all matters referred to the SFO whether by the public, the police or other agencies or organisations and refer those considered suitable for acceptance to a Case Evaluation Board before submission to the Director for his decision to open a criminal investigation under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SFO investigations are complex, and this can sometimes lead to investigations merging or splitting into different parts. For instance, the Libor investigation is into numerous financial institutions, and there are other large investigations which have been subdivided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of investigations opened</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of individuals charged</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of corporates charged</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of convictions secured</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 1: Two cases have been opened, closed, and then re-opened. These have been counted only once in the data above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 2: Prior to April 2012 the SFO did not collate all of its casework data centrally and it is therefore possible that some records form this period may not have been identified. The SFO is currently carrying out a project to ensure that its reporting systems are more robust in the future.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 201977 205065 question first answered 01/09/2014 14:33:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76975

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been convicted by the Serious Fraud Office in 2013-14 and each of the previous five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>11 convictions were secured in 2013/14 and 16 prosecutions were completed in 2013/14 (including those with convictions).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud (including cases of domestic or overseas bribery and corruption) which, in the opinion of the Director of the SFO, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. Since April 2012, the SFO’s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SFO’s Intelligence Unit will assess all matters referred to the SFO whether by the public, the police or other agencies or organisations and refer those considered suitable for acceptance to a Case Evaluation Board before submission to the Director for his decision to open a criminal investigation under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SFO investigations are complex, and this can sometimes lead to investigations merging or splitting into different parts. For instance, the Libor investigation is into numerous financial institutions, and there are other large investigations which have been subdivided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of investigations opened</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of individuals charged</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of corporates charged</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of convictions secured</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 1: Two cases have been opened, closed, and then re-opened. These have been counted only once in the data above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note 2: Prior to April 2012 the SFO did not collate all of its casework data centrally and it is therefore possible that some records form this period may not have been identified. The SFO is currently carrying out a project to ensure that its reporting systems are more robust in the future.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 201977 205092 question first answered 01/09/2014 14:33:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76974

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the value is of outstanding debt under confiscation orders obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service; and what recent estimate he has made of how much such debt is realistically recoverable.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 3 April 2014 the total amount of outstanding debt in confiscation orders where the CPS was the lead enforcer was £501,450,120 (excluding interest). 31.8% of this debt has been assessed as recoverable which relates to £159,416,384.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/07/2014 16:30:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78542

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library any correspondence her Department has received from the Serious Fraud Office on what steps it is taking to investigate reports referred to it by her Department that UK aid may have been channelled via CDC Group and Energy Capital Partners into companies linked to James Ibori; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	206339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Solicitor General on 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 592W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76986

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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, if he will place in the Library the reports by Peter Mason and Alan Wood on data loss at the Serious Fraud Office published in June 2013; and which recommendations of those reports have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In respect of Peter Mason’s report I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my predecessor on 4 December 2013, Official Report, column 677W.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mr Mason returned in March 2014 to review progress and was able to give positive assurance to the Director that he could be confident that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) now has the right checks and balances in place to avoid a similar incident from occurring again.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Director of the SFO asked Alan Woods to provide feedback and assurance on processes and controls across the SFO, and to confirm that these were in good order with risks being properly addressed. This feedback was provided to the Director in September 2013. A programme of work has been introduced to oversee the implementation of recommendations made by Mr Woods.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Neither Mr Mason’s report or details of Mr Woods’ feedback have been published because they contain operational information about the SFO.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2014 12:09:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78541

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department has referred cases of suspected bribery, fraud or money laundering concerning UK aid money to (a) the Serious Fraud Office and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	206338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not the policy of this Department to comment on Serious Fraud Office or Crown Prosecution Service matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:11:34 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

47300

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, whether the requests for repatriation of assets arose from charges against public officials suspected of corruption offences or wider criminal charges.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	195600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is the usual policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence, content or status of any individual requests to repatriate assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

47301

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, how many requests from juristictions overseas to repatriate frozen assets the Government has received; and which jurisdications made those requests.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	195601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is the usual policy to neither to confirm nor deny the existence, content or status of any individual requests to repatriate assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76979

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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, how many Crown Prosecution Service (a) pre-charge decisions, (b) decisions to take no further action, (c) decisions to caution and (d) prosecutions there were in cases of (i) rape, (ii) domestic violence and (iii) child abuse in each police force area in each of the last six years; and what the conviction rate for each such offence in each such area was in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tables containing the information requested have been placed in the Library of the House. <br> <br></p><p> </p><p>The volumes of pre-charge decisions, prosecutions and convictions rose in 2013-14 from the previous year, across rape, domestic violence and child abuse. The Crown Prosecution Service has worked with the police to address the previous fall in volumes which they identified in 2012-13; succeeding in an overall turnaround during 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>The conviction rates for domestic violence and child abuse have risen to 74.6% and 76.2% respectively in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In parallel, cautions fell to the lowest level ever for rape and domestic violence in the same time period; and decisions to take no further action also reached the lowest level ever for rape and child abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For rape, the volume of pre-charge decisions rose by 8% compared with the previous year, reaching 5,850. Decisions to take no further action fell to the lowest level ever - by 15% as compared with a rise in the volume charged of 25%, reaching the highest volume ever of 3,621 defendants. Prosecutions rose by 5% to 3,891and the volume convicted has risen by 0.6%, reaching 2,348.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Director of Public Prosecutions addresses the regional variation across police force Areas through the bi-annual Violence against Women and Girls Assurance scheme, highlighting where specific actions are detailed and targeted for improvement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2014 12:26:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name charging decisions - CPS.xlsx title CPS charging data - Rape, DV, Child abuse
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76994

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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 steps he plans to take in response to the finding of HM Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Inspector in his Annual Report 2013-14, page 12, that there was a considerable decline in performance of the CPS in that year in relation to how it handled its disclosure obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The CPS is committed to the proper application of the disclosure provisions in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 and is already engaged in a range of activities that will improve performance in this area:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· A disclosure assurance regime is in place for Crown Court disclosure;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· The CPS contributed to the Kinch / Riddle review into disclosure in the magistrates’ courts and is implementing the recommendations as part of the cross-CJS efforts to transform summary justice. This will mean more targeted and effective disclosure at first hearing in magistrates’ courts; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· CPS has addressed the recommendations of the Gross reviews and the HMCPSI review of disclosure in R v Mouncher to further improve performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS continues to look at how compliance with the disclosure regime can be improved and will actively consider further initiatives as necessary.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/09/2014 15:08:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 10484 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76989

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the conviction rates were in the magistrates' courts for cases prosecuted by (a) Crown prosecutors and (b) paralegals in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number or outcome of prosecutions conducted by Crown Prosecutors or Associate Prosecutors (paralegals) in magistrates' courts. To obtain details of the conviction rates for each would require a manual exercise of reviewing individual case files to be undertaken at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/07/2014 16:28:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76983

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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 wasted cost orders were made (a) in favour and (b) against the Crown Prosecution Service in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) each of the previous three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of wasted cost orders made in favour of, or against, the prosecution. To obtain this information would require a manual file examination incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:43:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

43928

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions and for what offences each Crown Prosecution Service business area has recommended that an offence be taken into consideration instead of charged separately in each of the last three years and in 2013-14 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service holds no central records of the number of occasions, and for what offence(s), it has recommended that an offence is suitable to be taken into consideration. To obtain details would require a manual exercise of reviewing individual case files to be undertaken at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76982

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of cases were charged by (a) the police, (b) the Crown Prosecution Service and (c) another agency in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) each of the previous three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Director's Guidance on Charging, issued under the provisions of S37A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), sets out the requirements for police officers and prosecutors during the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases, including those offences which the police and the CPS are responsible for the charge decision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under these arrangements the police are responsible for the charge decision in approximately 70% of all cases, with the CPS retaining the decision to charge in the remaining 30% of cases which are the most complex and serious. The CPS is responsible for making the charging decisions in cases brought by other agencies such as DWP, HMRC and DEFRA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportions for the last three years are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Police Charged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CPS Charged</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>68.4%</p></td><td><p>31.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>71.0%</p></td><td><p>29.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>69.0%</p></td><td><p>31.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/07/2014 16:29:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

44942

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assets of criminal origin have been repatriated from the UK to jurisdictions overseas in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy sets out how the Government intends to <br>improve the tackling of criminal finances both in the UK and overseas. This <br>includes developing asset sharing agreements with other countries in order to <br>improve international co-operation on asset recovery. Although no assets have <br>been repatriated to another country since 2008-09, there are a number of ongoing <br>investigations, particularly as part of the Arab Spring Asset Recovery <br>Taskforce, about which it is not possible to comment further at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

76973

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of sick days per staff member was at the (a) Crown Prosecution Service and (b) Serious Fraud Office in 2013-14 and each of the five preceding years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 15:08:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

61146

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	199977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Referrals to the Service Prosecuting Authority</strong></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rape (Including attempted rape)</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual Assault</td><td>25</td><td>30</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Domestic Violence</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prosecutions (directions) by the Service </strong><strong>Prosecuting Authority</strong></p></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012 </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rape (Including attempted rape)</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual Assault</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Domestic Violence</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In any given year the Service Prosecuting Authority will receive referrals which are then directed, disposed of, or tried in the following year, meaning there is no direct correlation between the numbers of cases referred and directed in any one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199978 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:55:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

61147

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were prosecuted by the Services Prosecuting Authority in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	199978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Referrals to the Service Prosecuting Authority</strong></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rape (Including attempted rape)</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual Assault</td><td>25</td><td>30</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Domestic Violence</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prosecutions (directions) by the Service </strong><strong>Prosecuting Authority</strong></p></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012 </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rape (Including attempted rape)</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual Assault</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Domestic Violence</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In any given year the Service Prosecuting Authority will receive referrals which are then directed, disposed of, or tried in the following year, meaning there is no direct correlation between the numbers of cases referred and directed in any one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199977 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:55:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry