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tabling member printed	Philip Davies
min answer › question first answered	2019-05-20T16:45:48.73Z
hansard heading	Offences against the Administration of Justice: Prosecutions

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12/05/2020

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Offences against the Administration of Justice: Prosecutions

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To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for (a) perverting the course of justice and (b) wasting police time in relation to false allegations of domestic abuse in the last 12 months.

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Shipley

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Philip Davies

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is ministerial correction

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18/05/2020

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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of prosecutions against domestic abuse complainants for perverting the course of justice and/or wasting police time. Obtaining this information would therefore require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously and is determined to bring perpetrators to justice and ensure victims are protected from repeated offending. The Crown Prosecution Service has specific guidance for prosecutors on how to approach cases where a complaint alleging a false allegation is made. When reaching a prosecution decision Crown Prosecutors apply the two stage test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. There must be sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it must be in the public interest for a prosecution to be brought.</p>

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Northampton North

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Michael Ellis

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18/05/2020 09:09:59

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	label	Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis

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	label	Biography information for Sir Philip Davies