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The offences of grievous and actual bodily harm are created by the Offences against the Person Act 1861. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of defendants charged with, or prosecuted for these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>
<\/p>
While the CPS does not hold a central record of defendants prosecuted by specific offences, records are held reporting the number of defendants, identified as being persons serving with the police, who are assigned the Principal Offence Category \u2018Offences against the Person\u2019 at finalisation. Persons serving with the police are defined as, and include, police staff, community support officers and contracted escort and detention officers in addition to serving police officers. These figures are identified by way of a monitoring flag, administered by a member of staff highlighting it as a \u201cPolice complaint\u201d case.<\/p>
<\/p>
The table below shows the number of prosecuted defendants, flagged as being persons serving with the police and whose Principal Offence Category was identified as \u2018Offences against the Person\u2019, in each of the last five years.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014-2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Defendants Prosecuted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td> 94<\/p><\/td> 92<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Trials <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Convicted after Trial <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Acquitted after Trial <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> % Acquitted <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 44%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 44%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 58%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 62%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 54%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many police officers have been charged with (a) grievous bodily harm or (b) actual bodily harm by the Crown Prosecution Service and then acquitted after a trial in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013068/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2012/13 and 2017/18 are shown in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Full Time Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Part Time Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5468<\/p><\/td> 1861<\/p><\/td> 7329<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4417<\/p><\/td> 1563<\/p><\/td> 5980<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Difference<\/strong><\/p><\/td> -1051<\/p><\/td> -298<\/p><\/td> -1349<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> (Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 26/11/18)<\/em><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191883, what the change was in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service between (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013111", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013111/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of \u201chigh end\u201d money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/p><\/td> 4,542<\/p><\/td> 4,866<\/p><\/td> 4,813<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018. One of the two people who was prosecuted but acquitted was a qualified accountant.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many accountants have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013112/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of \u201chigh end\u201d money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/p><\/td> 4,542<\/p><\/td> 4,866<\/p><\/td> 4,813<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many estate agents have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012396/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of \u201chigh end\u201d money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4,542<\/p><\/td> 4,866<\/p><\/td> 4,813<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018. One of the two individuals unsuccessfully prosecuted was legally qualified.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have been achieved by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service for high-end money laundering in each year since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012397/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of \u201chigh end\u201d money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4,542<\/p><\/td> 4,866<\/p><\/td> 4,813<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018. One of the two individuals unsuccessfully prosecuted was legally qualified.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many lawyers have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted by the (i) the Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service for high-end money laundering in each year since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012534", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012534/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Baroness Vere of Norbiton wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on 13 December 2017. The DPP provided her response on 9 January 2018.<\/p> <\/p> In her response, the then DPP confirmed that the flagging definition for hate crime was agreed between the CPS and the NPCC (ACPO as it was then) in 2007 and that it is wider than the definition set out in legislation to ensure all relevant cases are captured.<\/p> <\/p> The CPS adopted the recommended definition in the Macpherson report published in 1999 as a result of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Macpherson report also recommended that \u2018this definition should be universally adopted by the Police, local Government and other relevant agencies\u2019.<\/p> <\/p> The recommendations of the Macpherson report were welcomed by the Government at the time and the current Government remains in support of this position. The CPS has worked with police to implement the recommended definition across all strands of hate crime. The CPS takes tackling hate crime seriously and recognises the need to increase public confidence to report. The flagging definition is important in achieving this aim.<\/p> <\/p> In order for a crime to be charged and prosecuted as a hate crime, the CPS uses the legal definitions contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003). This means that not every incident that the victim or another person has perceived to be a hate crime will actually be a hate crime in law.<\/p> <\/p> In her letter, the then DPP also confirmed that the CPS legal guidance recognises the potential impact of prosecutions on Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to freedom of expression). The CPS must balance the rights of an individual to freedom of speech against the duty of the state to act proportionately and to protect the rights of others.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December 2017 (HL Deb, col 1051), whether Baroness Vere of Norbiton wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask whether she agrees that the definition of hate crime is broader than what is in statute and on what authority any broadening was based; and if so, what reply she received.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010547/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 creates the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or public place. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants charged with, or prosecuted for these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> As Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is a specified offence large numbers of careless driving offences are charged and prosecuted by the police with no involvement from the CPS. The CPS only become involved if the defendant pleads not guilty to the offence after which, CPS prosecutors take responsibility for reviewing the case and preparing the trial. Figures on the number of people prosecuted and the outcome of the prosecution of careless or inconsiderate driving offences may be obtained from the official statistics held by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p> The CPS does however maintain records of the number of offences in which a CPS prosecution commenced, including offences of careless or inconsiderate driving. The table below shows the number of these offences during each year between 2014 and 2017.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Road Traffic Act 1988 { 3 }<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11,230<\/p><\/td> 9,730<\/p><\/td> 9,238<\/p><\/td> 8,350<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> It should be noted that the figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is may be the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011646/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As of 30 September 2018, the CPS employed a total of 5,936 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions. A breakdown is provided in the following table:<\/p> Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td> 502<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central Casework Divisions<\/p><\/td> 706<\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Direct<\/p><\/td> 181<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td> 275<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 318<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 258<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London North<\/p><\/td> 456<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London South<\/p><\/td> 476<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mersey Cheshire<\/p><\/td> 235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 259<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 464<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 251<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 219<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames & Chiltern<\/p><\/td> 271<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wessex<\/p><\/td> 217<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire & Humberside<\/p><\/td> 426<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5936<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> As of 30 September 2008, the CPS employed a total of 8,768 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions. A breakdown is provided in the following table:<\/p> Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td> 587<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central Casework<\/p><\/td> 233<\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Direct<\/p><\/td> 158<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 596<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eastern<\/p><\/td> 432<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td> 498<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire & Cumbria<\/p><\/td> 331<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 1367<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merseyside & Cheshire<\/p><\/td> 385<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North & West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 415<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 462<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 444<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 370<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire & Humberside<\/p><\/td> 311<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames & Chiltern<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td> 480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wessex<\/p><\/td> 392<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 885<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,768<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> (Data Source Trent HR Database as at 22/11/2018)<\/p>"}
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