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The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department holds records relating only to those cases in which it has acted. The Treasury Solicitor represents most, but not all, government departments in litigation. For example, Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. According to records held by the Treasury Solicitor, the number of judicial reviews involving government departments in which it has acted in each of the last four years is as follows:<\/p>

2010 \u2013 8,566<\/p>

2011 \u2013 9,603<\/p>

2012 \u2013 10,274<\/p>

2013 \u2013 16,449<\/p>

Information relating to how many of those reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each year is not held centrally and could not be created without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>

The Administrative Court Office does not collate the information requested centrally and determining the number of reviews and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part would incur a disproportionate cost.<\/del><\/p>

The information requested in respect of the Administrative Court Office is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls<\/a> . The 2013 data is not currently available.<\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100080/answer/previousversion/24759", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-28T15:10:43.167Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-05T17:35:17.82Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Judicial Review"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many judicial reviews there were involving Government departments according to records held by the (a) Treasury Solicitor and (b) Administrative Court Office in each of the last four years; and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each such year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "211271"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1663023", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1663023/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

In financial year 2018/19 the SFO received 8<\/del>7<\/ins> corporate self-reports.<\/p>

In financial year 2019/20 the SFO received 17<\/del>6<\/ins> corporate self-reports.<\/p>

In financial year 2020/21 the SFO received 11<\/del>3<\/ins> corporate self-reports.<\/p>

In financial year 2021/22 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.<\/p>

In financial year 2022/23 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Dorset and North Poole"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-10-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1663023/answer/previousversion/98035", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Dorset and North Poole"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-10-18T09:37:34.077Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-10-23T15:52:36.747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-10-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Serious Fraud Office"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many corporate self-reports the Serious Fraud Office has received in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "200877"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671388", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671388/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

There were 52 cases against His Majesty\u2019s Government in which the Good Law Project were involved as a party which concluded in the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 14 and lost 2 of those cases, 15 cases were settled, and 31 cases withdrawn by the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In total, the Good Law Project has paid £539,766.19 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £63,738.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>


In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2018-2019, £40,000.00 was paid to, and £4,753.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2020-2021, £0 was paid to, and £10,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £270,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2022-2023, £23,738.71 was paid to, and £196,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/del><\/p>

In financial year 2023-2024 to date, no payments have been made or received.<\/del><\/p>

There were 42 case files opened in respect of actual court proceedings between His Majesty\u2019s Government and the Good Law Project during the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 19 and lost 6, 7 cases were settled, and 9 cases were withdrawn by the Good Law Project. One has yet to deliver an outcome.<\/ins><\/p>

In total, in regard to these 42 cases:<\/ins><\/p>

<\/p>

The Good Law Project has paid £984,098.45 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £160,925.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

<\/p>

In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2018-2019, £40,000 was paid to, and £4,753 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2020-2021, £85,000 was paid to, and £10,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £286,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2022-2023, £35,925.71 was paid to, and £544,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>

In financial year 2023-2024, £0 has been paid to, and £80,332.26 has been received from, the Good Law Project.<\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Dorset and North Poole"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671388/answer/previousversion/3541", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Dorset and North Poole"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-27T17:25:30.837Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-12-04T15:24:45.897Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Good Law Project: Legal Costs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what was the total sum (a) paid to and (b) received from the Good Law Project by HM Government in respect of legal costs in each financial year since 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Holland and The Deepings"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir John Hayes"} ], "uin" : "2472"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/387884", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/387884/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Decisions on whether or not to bring criminal charges are taken by prosecutors who are independent from government and independent from Parliament. I am confident of the independence and the integrity of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, in making the difficult judgements the job of a prosecutor involves.<\/ins><\/p>

The Victims\u2019 Right to Review, which Alison Saunders helped to bring in, allows any victim of crime who is dissatisfied with a decision taken by a prosecutor not to proceed with their case to ask for the decision to be reviewed. This review has operated as it was designed to in the case of Greville Janner.<\/ins><\/p>

We are world leaders in offering that safeguard for victims and since Alison Saunders has been DPP, the CPS has prosecuted and convicted more child sex offenders than ever before.<\/ins><\/p>

<\/p>

In the year to 31st <\/sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.<\/del><\/p>


The Attorney General\u2019s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General\u2019s Office website -
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office<\/a>. <\/del><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/387884/answer/previousversion/13176", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-09T12:58:22.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-09T13:24:23.12Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Prosecution Service"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the position of the incumbent Director of Public Prosecutions in view of the recent decision to charge Lord Janner.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4059", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Danczuk"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochdale"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Simon Danczuk"} ], "uin" : "5644"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524189", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524189/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

A press release was issued by the Metropolitan Police Service which stated that the complainant was under 16. The CPS was not a party to this release and did not issue any other release. The CPS does not retain records of publicity resulting at the time.<\/p>

<\/p>

When the case was reviewed in 2014 for charging, the complainant and the witness clearly stated that the complainant had been 15 when the incident took place in 1986. In addition Mr Virdi also said in interview that the complainant had been 15 at the time of the incident.<\/del> The police summary stated that the complainant was 15. However the complainant\u2019s date of birth and the date of his arrest were known and this mistake should not have been made.<\/p>

<\/p>

The CPS was supplied with the memorandum of conviction referred to on 17 September 2014.The indictment was formally amended thereafter.<\/del><\/p>

<\/p>

No steps were taken to publicise the fact that the charge was later amended in open court to remove the assertion that the complainant was under 16.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-06-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524189/answer/previousversion/3723", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-06-14T13:53:54.987Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2016-06-24T09:44:08.533Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-06-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Gurpal Virdi"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how and why the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) joined the Metropolitan Police in announcing that retired police sergeant Gurpal Virdi was charged with misconduct in public office and with indecent assault on a person under 16 years; what publicity the CPS recorded as resulting at the time; when the memorandum of a conviction proved 1 April 1987 for offences on 7 November 1986 of a defendant born on 5 September 1970 with informant or complainant recorded as PC Markwick came to the attention of the CPS; what steps were taken to put right the effect of the wrong statement; when those steps were taken; and what the results of those steps were.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Worthing West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Peter Bottomley"} ], "uin" : "40180"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705510", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705510/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The following figures, based on published<\/del> accounts for the financial years from<\/ins> April<\/ins> 2010 to April<\/ins> 2016, show the procurement spend (all expenditure on goods, assets or services, not including expenditure relating to the remuneration of employees, non cash costs such as depreciation and local/national taxes such as rates and excluding any case settlement costs) for the Law Officers\u2019 Departments. Figures for the financial year from April 2016- April 2017 are not yet available. <\/ins><\/p>

<\/p>

Value <\/ins> (£000s)<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2010-11<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2011-12<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2012-13<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2016<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

GLD*<\/p><\/td>

52,300<\/del> 49,533<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

49,533<\/del> 52,426<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

52,426<\/del> 47,070<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

47,070<\/del> 60,167<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

60,167<\/del> 70,649<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

70,649<\/del> 68,804<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

68,804<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

AGO<\/p><\/td>

1,800<\/del> 1,589<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,589<\/del> 1,520<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,520<\/del> 1,457<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,457<\/del> 1,348<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,348<\/del> 1,470<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,470<\/del> 1,354<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,354<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

HMCPSI<\/p><\/td>

821<\/del> 893<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

893<\/del> 1,032<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,032<\/del> 417<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

417<\/del> 409<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

409<\/del> 388<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

388<\/del> 419<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

419<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

CPS<\/p><\/td>

315,581<\/del> 307,168<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

274,816<\/del> 270,597<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

269,612<\/del> 255,429<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

244,121<\/del> 252,916<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

284,482<\/del> 289,727<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

347,658<\/del> 258,876<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

325,560<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SFO<\/p><\/td>

21,696m<\/del> 21,696<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

18,968m<\/del> 18,968<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

17,884m<\/del> 17,884<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

31,689m<\/del> 31,689<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

26,887m<\/del> 26,887<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

22,358m<\/del> 22,358<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

21,904m<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

*The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department until 31 March 2015.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705510/answer/previousversion/38730", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-06T17:33:33.927Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-07T17:48:21.747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-02-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Attorney General: Procurement"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what the procurement spend of the Law Officers' Departments was in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "65676"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/706180", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/706180/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

GLD expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):<\/p>

<\/p>

2012: nil<\/p>

2013: nil<\/p>

2014: £12,252.00<\/p>

2015: nil<\/p>

2016: £24,933.12<\/p>

<\/p>

GLD has consistently consumed 13,960 boxes (69,800 reams) of paper per annum for the last 5 years. The cost for the period 2016-17 to date was £76,241. Accurate costs for earlier periods cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>

<\/p>

HMCPSI Expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):<\/p>

<\/p>

2012: nil<\/p>

2013: nil<\/p>

2014: nil<\/p>

2015: nil<\/p>

2016: nil<\/p>

<\/p>

Accurate costs for paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>

<\/p>

CPS and AGO<\/p>

<\/p>

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent any money on iPads in the last five years.<\/p>

<\/p>

The CPS, including the Attorney General\u2019s Office, spend on tablets over the last five years has been provided in the table below:<\/p>

<\/p>

Year Cost of Tablet including VAT(£)<\/p>

2012 75,412<\/p>

2013 0<\/p>

2014 0<\/p>

2015 46,077<\/p>

2016 25,885*<\/p>

*costs are estimated for 2016<\/p>

<\/p>

(b) The CPS estimates that it has spent the following amounts on paper over the last 5 years:<\/p>

<\/p>

Year Cost (£)<\/p>

2012* 1,120,904<\/p>

2013* 926,609<\/p>

2014** 983,802<\/p>

2015** 847,431<\/p>

2016** 445,717<\/p>

* costs for 2012 and 2013 are based on historic data provided by CPS stationery suppliers<\/p>

** costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are estimated and based on total stationery spend for the periods.<\/p>

To identify all expenditure that relates solely and specifically to paper would involve the manual checking of thousands of invoices and would incur a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

Accurate costs for AGO paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>

SFO <\/ins><\/p>

The SFO does not separately record paper costs from overall stationery expenditure.<\/ins><\/p>

Stationery Year Cost (£) <\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2012-13 64,094<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2013-14 69,657<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2014-15 74,750<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2015-16 52,721<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2016-17* 40,916 <\/em><\/ins><\/ins><\/p>

iPads & Tablets Year Cost (£)<\/em><\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2012-13 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2013-14 10,423<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2014-15 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2015-16 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

2016-17* 9,475<\/em><\/ins><\/p>

*<\/em>Spend as at 31/01/2017<\/em><\/strong><\/ins><\/p>

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In order to charge and prosecute hate crimes, the CPS uses the legal definition provided by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003. The shared police and CPS definition of hate crime is based on the perception of the victim or any other person and allows for case flagging and monitoring as well as appropriate victim support, it does not affect the charge.<\/p>

This flagging definition comes from the recommended definition in the Macpherson report which was published in 1999 as a result of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Macpherson Report found a lack of confidence within communities that hate crime was being treated seriously by the police and Criminal Justice System and recommended that the definition of a racist incident should be, \u2018any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person\u2019. Putting the victim\u2019s perception at the heart of the definition gives a clear signal that, once flagged as a hate crime, an appropriate investigation will follow and evidence to support the law on hostility will be proactively sought. The definition seeks to encourage victims to report and to increase confidence in the Criminal Justice System.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/782453/answer/previousversion/22806", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Keen of Elie"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-16T16:44:23.703Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-20T11:19:23.603Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Hate Crime: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed a definition of racially and religiously aggravated crime that is wider than the legal definition under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003, as indicated in the CPS Public statement on prosecuting racist and religious hate crime published in August.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1807", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vinson"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Vinson"} ], "uin" : "HL2876"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/818588", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/818588/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The National Fund was created in 1928 with an initial anonymous donation of £500,000 with the aim of eventually extinguishing the national debt. It has accumulated significant funds through further donations and income over the years, as set out in the attached <\/ins><\/strong>chart below<\/del>. It is currently estimated to be worth over £460 million.<\/p>

The terms of the deed of Trust for the National Fund are such that the Trustees are required to accumulate the net income and profits of the trust fund until the value of the fund along with its accumulated income, when added to the value of any other funds applicable for the same purpose, is sufficient to discharge the entirety of the National Debt. Given the terms of the trust, the money is currently \u2018locked\u2019 in the fund.<\/p>

The Attorney General\u2019s Office is working with the Charity Commission and the Fund\u2019s trustees to help resolve this legally complicated matter.<\/p>

<\/p>

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The Government Legal Department (GLD) holds contracts with eight Government strategic suppliers<\/ins> and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) hold six contracts each<\/del> with Government strategic suppliers.<\/p>

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) holds three contracts with Government strategic suppliers.<\/p>

HMCPSI holds two contracts with Government strategic suppliers; and the Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) holds one<\/del> contracts with three suppliers<\/ins>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-02-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/824730/answer/previousversion/38874", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-02-01T17:39:32.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-23T14:34:08.293Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Attorney General: Procurement"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "123531"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&_properties=answer.isMinisterialCorrection,legislature,legislature,houseId,registeredInterest,answer.attachment.title&answeringDeptSortName=Attorney%20General&_sort=-answer.isMinisterialCorrection,-answeringDeptId", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 2135, "type" : "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"} }