I work closely with other government departments, including the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, to support the Serious Fraud Office\u2019s (SFO) mission to tackle fraud. My department will continue to support this mission through our superintendence of the SFO. I visited the SFO earlier this month to learn about their important work to deliver justice for victims of economic crime and protect the UK\u2019s reputation as a safe place to do business.<\/p>
The SFO works effectively with other law enforcement agencies through the National Economic Crime Centre to collectively co-ordinate the UK\u2019s response to fraud. Earlier this year this co-ordination led to the National Crime Agency arresting four individuals following an SFO search of three sites in relation to an investigation into an alleged £140m investment fraud.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5204", "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Finchley and Golders Green"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sarah Sackman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-08-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-08-02T10:59:17.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to co-ordinate with other Departments on tackling fraud through the Serious Fraud Office.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5199", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Outer"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Luke Charters"} ], "uin" : "1867"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719076", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719076/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Immigration Act 1971 (the Act) sets out offences for illegal entry, illegal working, and assisting unlawful immigration into the United Kingdom.<\/p>
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information showing the number of offences charged by way of section 24 (illegal entry/arrival), section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration to member State or the UK), section 25A (helping an asylum-seeker to enter the UK), and section 25B (assisting entry to the UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order) of the Act in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing at a magistrates\u2019 court.<\/p>
The table attached shows the number of these offences from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.<\/p>
The CPS does not hold data which shows the number of defendants charged with, prosecuted, and convicted for offences created by the Act. The figures in the table relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. An individual defendant may be charged with more than one offence against the same complainant. No data is held showing the final outcome or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at completion of prosecution.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4589", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Courts"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Witney"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Courts"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719076/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ 26916 - Table.pdf"} , "title" : "Table"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-22T15:43:06.653Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "People Smuggling: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for people smuggling in each quarter from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4681", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bob Seely"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Isle of Wight"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bob Seely"} ], "uin" : "26916"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719084", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have a formal definition for \u2018violent crime\u2019, but it does hold management information on its Case Management System showing the number of defendants allocated the Principal Offence Categories of either Homicide or Offences Against the Person at completion of prosecution. The Principal Offence Category indicates the most serious offence with which a defendant is charged.<\/p>
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The tables below show the number of completed prosecutions and convictions for Homicide and Offences Against the Person from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. The data provided in the tables is in financial quarters.<\/p>
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\u2018Total completed prosecutions\u2019 refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the defendant being dropped. \u2018Convictions\u2019 refer to convictions after trial and guilty pleas.<\/p>
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Homicide<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 04/05-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 05/06-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 05/06-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 05/06-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 05/06-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 06/07-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 06/07-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 06/07-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 338<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 267<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 337<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 335<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 414<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 274<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 305<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 317<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 253<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 212<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 255<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 283<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 317<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 217<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 239<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 261<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 06/07-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 07/08-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 07/08-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 07/08-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 07/08-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 08/09-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 08/09-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 08/09-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 325<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 296<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 328<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 347<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 301<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 344<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 313<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 378<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 249<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 234<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 269<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 266<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 234<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 288<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 246<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 329<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 08/09-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/10-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/10-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/10-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/10-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10/11-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10/11-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10/11-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 358<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 266<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 292<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 312<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 305<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 241<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 251<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 276<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 289<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 209<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 246<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 255<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 236<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 204<\/strong><\/p><\/td>