The change in the level of funding allocated to the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2009 has been as follows:<\/p>
<\/p>
CPS Funding<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total CPS funding<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 648<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 689.2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 642.9<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 591.15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 562.6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 551.6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 508.55<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 488.19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 498.6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 528<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Change in funding<\/p><\/td> -0.4<\/p><\/td> 41.2<\/p><\/td> -46.3<\/p><\/td> -51.75<\/p><\/td> -28.55<\/p><\/td> -11<\/p><\/td> -43.05<\/p><\/td> -20.36<\/p><\/td> 10.41<\/p><\/td> 29.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> % change<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> -7%<\/p><\/td> -8%<\/p><\/td> -5%<\/p><\/td> -2%<\/p><\/td> -8%<\/p><\/td> -4%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> * Accounts not yet subject to audit<\/em><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the level of funding allocated to the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2009.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1087528", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1087528/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted the importation of child sex dolls under the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, in conjunction with the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, where there is sufficient evidence to do so and a prosecution is required in the public interest. The CPS intends to issue guidance to assist prosecutors considering such allegations shortly.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Director of Public Prosecutions, and (2) Crown Prosecution Service, on whether an imported child sex doll falls within the definition of an obscene article under the Customs Consolidation Act 1876.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1086753", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083604/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Making a personal statement gives a victim of crime a voice in the criminal justice system. It enables them to explain the impact the crime has had on them in their own words so that it can be taken into account when an offender is sentenced.<\/p> The weight to be given to the impact a crime has had on a victim is a matter of discretion for the sentencing judge and will vary from case to case. It is one of several factors that the sentence judge will have to consider.<\/p> Where the case is one within the unduly lenient sentencing scheme and the a Law Officer considers that the sentencing judge has not given proper weight to the impact a crime has had on the victim, then they may decide to refer the case to the Court of Appeal as being potentially unduly lenient.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on weight given to victim statements under the unduly lenient sentencing scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082630/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of guilty pleas received and accepted to lesser charges in all cases, including defendants prosecuted for the offences created by sections (a) 5 to 9, (b) 16 and (c) 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost<\/p> However, data is available for the number of defendants whose prosecution was completed, where the case has been flagged as child abuse, and where the principal offence at finalisation is categorised as a sexual offence.<\/p> The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.<\/p> During each of the last three years, the number of defendants entering a guilty plea, in cases flagged as child abuse and whose principal offence was identified as a sexual offence, is as follows:<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guilty Pleas<\/p><\/td> 3,578<\/p><\/td> 4,127<\/p><\/td> 3,689<\/p><\/td><\/tr> % Guilty Pleas<\/p><\/td> 57.6%<\/p><\/td> 57.5%<\/p><\/td> 57.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Prosecuted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,217<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7,181<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,378<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Sexual Offences Category. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, in how many cases prosecuted under sections (a) 5 to 9, (b) 16 and (c) 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 the CPS accepted a defendant's guilty plea to lesser charges in 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1079618/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Fund was set up by a trust deed in 1928. The Fund is held on trust for the purpose of reducing the National Debt.<\/p> The 1928 deed does not record who the founder was, and it is apparent from accompanying documents that they wished to remain anonymous.<\/p> Her Majesty\u2019s Government therefore does not hold information about the identity of the donor who set up the Fund.<\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1079620", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Attorney General\u2019s application to the High Court to release the assets of the National Fund has now been concluded; and if so, how those assets are shown in HM Treasury\u2019s accounts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "title" : "Annex 1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been passed to the CPS by the police which the CPS has decided not to pursue (a) in each region and (b) at CPS Direct in each year since 2009.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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