The Attorney General\u2019s review of the disclosure system, published last month, sets out practical recommendations and a clear plan of action which will hold the leaders of the criminal justice system to account for delivering in their respective areas.<\/p>
I am encouraged that the leaders of the police and prosecution now fully understand the need for change. Together we will make sure that public confidence in the disclosure system is restored.<\/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" : "2018-12-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-13T13:54:27.107Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3987", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rehman Chishti"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gillingham and Rainham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rehman Chishti"} ], "uin" : "908201"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023063", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023063/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability for Economic Crime contained a number of different options for reform, including a proposal to extend the failure to prevent offence to wider economic crimes other than bribery or tax evasion. The Government\u2019s response is expected to be issued in 2019.<\/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" : "2018-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-17T10:58:31.617Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Business: Economic Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4474", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thirsk and Malton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kevin Hollinrake"} ], "uin" : "200738"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023069", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023069/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Attorney General\u2019s Office is not responsible for determining the legal status of any document. The legal status of a document would depend on a number of factors including the context it was being presented in.<\/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" : "2018-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-17T10:55:55.64Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Suicide"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, whether a suicide note is classified as a legal document.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/338", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Keith Vaz"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Keith Vaz"} ], "uin" : "200564"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020431", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020431/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the 1985 Act) provides that the DPP had a duty to take over the conduct of all criminal proceedings, save for specified proceedings.<\/p>
<\/p>
Specified proceedings are designated by Section 3(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 (the 1999 order) and include most motoring offences which are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates\u2019 Courts Act 1980.<\/p>
<\/p>
In 2012, the following motoring offences were added to the list of specified proceedings:<\/p>
<\/p>
No<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Section<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Statute<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1.<\/p><\/td> s.3<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Careless and inconsiderate driving<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2.<\/p><\/td> s.35<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to comply with a traffic direction<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3.<\/p><\/td> s.163<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to stop a motor vehicle or bicycle when required to do so by the police<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.<\/p><\/td> s.170<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to stop, report an accident or give information or documents when required to do so<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds no record of the number of these motoring cases that were prosecuted by the police.<\/p> <\/p> The CPS does however maintain a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, assigned the Principal Offence Category \u2018Motoring Offences\u2019, as a count of the number of defendants.<\/p> <\/p> The table below shows that the number of these prosecutions has fallen between 2008 and 2018 as a likely result of the additional motoring offences having been added to the list of specified proceedings.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Year Ending September 2008<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Year Ending September 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Volume change<\/strong><\/p><\/td> % Change<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Motoring Offences Prosecution Caseload<\/p><\/td> 379,837<\/p><\/td> 99,331<\/p><\/td> -280,506<\/p><\/td> -73.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Data Source: Case Management Information System<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020432/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the 1985 Act) provides that the DPP had a duty to take over the conduct of all criminal proceedings, save for specified proceedings.<\/p> <\/p> Specified proceedings are designated by Section 3(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 (the 1999 order) and include most motoring offences which are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates\u2019 Courts Act 1980 by serving with the summons either a statement of facts about the offence or a copy of the written statements.<\/p> <\/p> The 1999 order also provides that proceedings cease to be specified when a court begins to receive evidence. At that stage the duty for a prosecutor to conduct the proceedings engages.<\/p> <\/p> Annex 1 provides the full list of offences falling within The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (specified proceedings) Order 1999) and including all amendments to date.<\/p> <\/p> During the 2008 \u2013 2018 period the following offences were added to the list of specified proceedings as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Offences added in 2012:<\/p> <\/p> No<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Section<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Statute<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1.<\/p><\/td> s.3<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Careless and inconsiderate driving<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2.<\/p><\/td> s.35<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to comply with a traffic direction<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3.<\/p><\/td> s.163<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to stop a motor vehicle or bicycle when required to do so by the police<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.<\/p><\/td> s.170<\/p><\/td> Road Traffic Act 1988<\/p><\/td> Failing to stop, report an accident or give information or documents when required to do so<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5.<\/p><\/td> s.1(1)<\/p><\/td> Criminal Damage Act 1971<\/p><\/td> Criminal damage where the value of the property involved is no more than £5,000 (not including arson)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 6.<\/p><\/td> s.12<\/p><\/td> Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001<\/p><\/td> Consumption of alcohol in a designated public place<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 7.<\/p><\/td> s.91<\/p><\/td> Criminal Justice Act 1967<\/p><\/td> Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 8.<\/p><\/td> s.12<\/p><\/td> Licensing Act 1872<\/p><\/td> Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 9.<\/p><\/td> s.63B(8)<\/p><\/td> Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984<\/p><\/td> Failing to give a sample for the purposes of testing for the presence of Class A drugs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10.<\/p><\/td> s.12(3) and 14(3)<\/p><\/td> Drugs Act 2005<\/p><\/td> Failing to attend an assessment following testing for the presence of Class A drugs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 11.<\/p><\/td> s.55 and 56<\/p><\/td> British Transport Commission Act 1949<\/p><\/td> Trespassing or throwing stones on the railway<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 12.<\/p><\/td> s.49<\/p><\/td> Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004<\/p><\/td> Knowingly giving a false alarm of fire<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 13.<\/p><\/td> s.5<\/p><\/td> Public Order Act 1986<\/p><\/td> Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 14.<\/p><\/td> s.11<\/p><\/td> Fireworks Act 2003<\/p><\/td> Contravention of a prohibition or failure to comply with a requirement imposed by or under fireworks regulations or making false statements<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 15.<\/p><\/td> s.80<\/p><\/td> Explosives Act 1875<\/p><\/td> Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 16.<\/p><\/td> s.87(1)<\/p><\/td> Environmental Protection Act 1990<\/p><\/td> Depositing and leaving litter<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Offences added in 2014:<\/p> <\/p> No<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Section<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Statute<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1.<\/p><\/td> s.1<\/p><\/td> Theft Act 1968 (but only if the offence constitutes low-value shoplifting within the meaning of section 22A(3) of the Magistrates\u2019 Courts Act 1980)<\/p><\/td> Theft (Shoplifting where the value of the stolen goods is worth £200 or less)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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