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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under the provisions of section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 since 25 November 2012.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100236", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100236/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a separate record of the number of people charged and prosecuted for stalking under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged for harassment using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 does not provide a definitive list of behaviors that would allow for a prosecution for either harassment or stalking and CPS prosecutors determine the most appropriate charges in any given prosecution based on the facts of the case.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged to date under sections (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 who could not have been charged using sections (i) 2 and (ii) 4.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/549", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Elfyn Llwyd"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99762", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99762/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not keep a central electronic record of the charges considered by prosecutors following a request for a pre-charge decision (PCD) by the police. To identify the number of PCDs in which a charge relating to the downloading of indecent images of children was considered would require a manual exercise to review individual PCD files which would attract a disproportionate cost. For the same reason, it is not possible to provide data related to the grounds for declining to prosecute PCD referrals involving allegations of downloaded indecent images.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many requests for pre-charge decisions the Crown Prosecution Service received from the police with regard to cases of downloading indecent images of children in each of the last five years; and how many of those were prosecuted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99763", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not keep a central electronic record of the charges considered by prosecutors following a request for a pre-charge decision (PCD) by the police. To identify the number of PCDs in which a charge relating to the downloading of indecent images of children was considered would require a manual exercise to review individual PCD files which would attract a disproportionate cost. For the same reason, it is not possible to provide data related to the grounds for declining to prosecute PCD referrals involving allegations of downloaded indecent images.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Internet"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of cases of downloaded indecent images of children the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute on the grounds of (a) failure to pass the evidential threshold and (b) a prosecution was not considered in the public interest in the last financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99764", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99764/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Director of Public Prosecutions has regular bilateral meetings with the Director General of the National Crime Agency. There have been no recent discussions about the capacity of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children to justice.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is currently working with the police to roll out nationally the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID). The introduction of the CAID will allow the police and CPS to identify and prosecute more perpetrators.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Internet"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions there have been between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the head of the National Crime Agency about the capacity of both agencies to bring cases of downloading indecent images of children to justice; and what the conclusions of those discussions were.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
      ], "uin" : "211050"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99765", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99765/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of people charged and prosecuted, however it is not possible to identify the numbers of individuals prosecuted for offences charged under specific pieces of legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Figures are only held for the number of offences charged under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in cases finalised by the CPS. It is not possible to identify the number of currently active proceedings in the courts involving charges under any specific pieces of legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CPS maintains a central record of the number of offences charged, not defendants prosecuted, under sections 2A and 4A of the 1997 Act. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.<\/p><p>The attached tables detail the number of offences charged under S.4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and S.4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) by each police force in England and Wales, and the number of offences charged under 2A(1) of the 1997 Act by each police force in England and Wales.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are currently active in magistrates' and Crown courts in England and Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/549", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Elfyn Llwyd"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many Crown Prosecution lawyers have been trained to deal with offences of stalking under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each Crown Prosecution Service area; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99768/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of people charged and prosecuted, however it is not possible to identify the numbers of individuals prosecuted for offences charged under specific pieces of legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Figures are only held for the number of offences charged under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in cases finalised by the CPS. It is not possible to identify the number of currently active proceedings in the courts involving charges under any specific pieces of legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CPS maintains a central record of the number of offences charged, not defendants prosecuted, under sections 2A and 4A of the 1997 Act. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.<\/p><p>The attached tables detail the number of offences charged under S.4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and S.4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) by each police force in England and Wales, and the number of offences charged under 2A(1) of the 1997 Act by each police force in England and Wales.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99768/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Protection from Harassment Act 1997 data tables.docx"}
          , "title" : "Tables: harassment offences charged by CPS"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged under (a) section 2A and (b) section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each police force in England and Wales since those sections came into force.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/549", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93073", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93073/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of cases of child abuse, referred for a pre-charge decision or prosecuted, by way of a monitoring flag.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><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 includes physical, emotional and sexual criminal offences, as well as neglect of a child and Non-recent child abuse where the victim is now an adult. It includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s. The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>During each of the last five years the number of pre-charge decisions made against suspects alleged to have committed offences involving child abuse is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Pre-Charge Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>12,691<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>13,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>11,610<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,379<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>11,187<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the same period, the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, in cases flagged as child abuse is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>% Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>8,079<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,043<\/p><\/td><td><p>74.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,235<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,855<\/p><\/td><td><p>74.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>8,581<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,444<\/p><\/td><td><p>75.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,558<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,755<\/p><\/td><td><p>76.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,998<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,096<\/p><\/td><td><p>76.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>This information is available within the CPS\u2019s annual \u2018Violence against Women and Girls Report 2013-14\u2019.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals were made about child abuse to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police in each of the last five years; and how many such cases resulted in subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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