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1582410

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the full operational budget for the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Information on the budgets and expenditure for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is publicly available and can be found in the Parliamentary accountability and audit report sections of the annual reports. This includes CPS operational budgets which can be publicly accessed and does cover each of the last five years. The annual reports can be accessed here: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/annual-reports-and-business-plans" target="_blank">www.cps.gov.uk/publication/annual-reports-and-business-plans</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 08/02/2023 14:48:30 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1524167

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in ensuring access to justice for the victims of crime in Newport West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	67211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to ensuring that victims of crime are able to access justice in England and Wales. Last year, the CPS commissioned independent research to better understand what victims want and need, and to identify areas for improvement.</p><p>On the 27 June 2022, the CPS published its response to the research findings, setting out key areas of action.</p><p>A long-term Victim Transformation Programme has been launched. Under phase one, the CPS is working on the development of a new operating model to improve the way it communicates and engages with all victims.</p><p>It is a 2–3-year programme of work, with a phased approach to implementation starting in the next calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 27/10/2022 13:42:11 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504304

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many data incidents her Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Attorney General’s Office have had no data incidents recorded or reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:06:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504425

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) during the periods specified is available in the table below. During this period the CPS has undertaken continuous improvement and modernisation programmes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. These included digitalisation, development of a national resourcing model, standard operating practices, resource efficiency measures, smarter/remote working practices, and establishment of remote teams. As a national service for England and Wales, the consequence of these measures is that we now have the ability to shift work to where capacity resides which is both much more efficient, and also fairer on the workforce. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Full Time Equivalent Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>7093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>6568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>6034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>5708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>5505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>5594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>5554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>5589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>5790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>6414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>6714</p></td></tr></tbody></table><em>*The system reports data as at the last day of the month rather than the first or any date in-between therefore the table is presented to the nearest reportable date to the questions asked.</em> <em> </em> <em>The data has been extracted from the CPS Oracle HR database and is accurate at point of enquiry on 5 September 2022. Consequent changes to data input may mean that this data will change at some point in the future</em> <em> </em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:13:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504426

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many of the cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision in each of the past five years were still awaiting a charging decision after six months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Data is collated by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) showing the number of individual pre-charge consultations that are recorded as taking longer than 180 days (six months). The table below shows the number and proportion of these in each of the last four years – this data was introduced from April 2018. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Consultations</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>288,319</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>289,529</p></td><td><p>299,587</p></td><td><p>253,836</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Consultations over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,336</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>507</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>% over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>CPS consultation data counts the number of consultations submitted for a full code or threshold test, also known as pre-charge reviews, recorded on the Case Management System.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:10:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1402327

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Prime Minister's Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she had discussions with the Prime Minister before his oral answer of 12 January to the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd on the content of that answer.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	102775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Law Officers have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues across government on a range of topics.</p><p> </p><p>By convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked for formal advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman grouped question UIN 102776 102777 question first answered 19/01/2022 15:01:20 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1402330

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prime Minister's Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she was involved in drafting the contents of the Prime Minister's oral answer of 12 January to the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	102776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Law Officers have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues across government on a range of topics.</p><p> </p><p>By convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked for formal advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman grouped question UIN 102775 102777 question first answered 19/01/2022 15:01:20 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1402332

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she first knew that the Prime Minister was present at the gathering in the Downing Street garden on 20 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	102777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Law Officers have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues across government on a range of topics.</p><p> </p><p>By convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked for formal advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman grouped question UIN 102775 102776 question first answered 19/01/2022 15:01:20 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1342541

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's energy usage in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	25143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The following table sets out the total expenditure on energy (£) by the Government Legal Department (GLD) including HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). These figures are published as part of each Department’s respective annual reports.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Expenditure on Energy (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GLD + HMCPSI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SFO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>568,725</p></td><td><p>757,000</p></td><td><p>135,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>672,193</p></td><td><p>657,000</p></td><td><p>174,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>333,033</p></td><td><p>357,000</p></td><td><p>Awaiting National Audit Office approval</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is unable to provide this information. As published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, ‘The AGO occupies shared accommodation in 5-8 The Sanctuary, London and it is not possible to separately identify their energy or water consumption or recycling of waste’.</p><p> </p><p>The AGO has recently moved, all accommodation interests are now managed through the Government Property Agency (GPA) and that body will publish any sustainability data in relation to the AGOs occupation within 102 Petty France, London.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/07/2021 14:06:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1170310

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting cases involving domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	2606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The CPS takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously, and is determined to bring perpetrators to justice and provide victims with the greatest possible protection from repeat offending.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the CPS – together with the police and HM Court and Tribunals Service – led the implementation of a national domestic abuse best practice framework for magistrates’ court cases. This aims to ensure consistent good practice by criminal justice agencies involved in domestic abuse casework, from investigation through to court. For example, it encourages more timely court listings and the provision of holistic support for victims, so that they are helped through both the criminal justice process and with wider issues, such as housing and finances.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/01/2020 17:12:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones