Claims relating to human trafficking can arise in a range of different types of litigation \u2013for example immigration, unlawful detention or claims under Article 4 of the ECHR (prohibition of slavery and forced labour).<\/p>
The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department does not maintain data which would readily enable claims from victims of trafficking to be distinguished from the other claims they handle. To obtain an accurate compensation figure would therefore involve disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) indicate the number of offences charged, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates\u2019 courts, rather than identifying the number of defendants prosecuted. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 created the offence of harassment and latterly, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, stalking.<\/p>
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In each year since 2011-12 the number of offences charged by way of the stalking or harassment offences under the Act is as follows:<\/p>
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| <\/td> | 2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Protection from Harassment Act 1997<\/p> { 2A(1) and (4) }<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td> 529<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Protection from Harassment Act 1997<\/p> { 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) }<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Protection from Harassment Act 1997<\/p> { 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) }<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 149<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL - STALKING OFFENCES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 91<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 743<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Protection from Harassment Act 1997<\/p> { 2(1) and (2) }<\/p><\/td> 7,713<\/p><\/td> 7,159<\/p><\/td> 8,303<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Protection from Harassment Act 1997<\/p> { 4(1) and (4) }<\/p><\/td> 1,632<\/p><\/td> 1,398<\/p><\/td> 1,489<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL - HARASSMENT OFFENCES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9,345<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,557<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9,792<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL S2, S2A, S4 & S4A PHA <\/strong><\/p> 1997 OFFENCES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9,345<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,648<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10,535<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals were made to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police regarding child sexual offences in each of the last five years; and in how many such cases there were subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of child sexual exploitation have been prosecuted in each of the last five years, involving members of the Traveller, Gypsy and Roma communities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2014, Official Report, column 678W, on Crown Courts, how many defendants included in the figures for each of the years from 2008 to 2013 were charged with homicide.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that a victim of crime who is under 18 years of age and who has no legal guardian or person with parental responsibility can gain access to the Crown Prosecution Service Victims' Right to Review Scheme; and by what means such a victim would gain such access.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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