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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "211049"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T10:52:30.6965594Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Internet"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "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"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "211048"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99763", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "211048"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T10:52:30.7903525Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Internet"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "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"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "211049"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99764", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99764/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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>
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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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T11:02:28.5470618Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Internet"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "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"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "211050"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93083", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93083/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government is committed to fighting human trafficking. Over £5.5 million has been recovered from those convicted of human trafficking offences in the last five years. Full available details are shown in the following table.
A human trafficker may, as an alternative, be charged and prosecuted for a different offence, such as prostitution or money laundering, which could incur a confiscation order. But this would not be recorded as a trafficking offence.<\/p>
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<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Staffordshire Moorlands"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93083/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "2014_10 HT PQ Thornberry table.docx"} , "title" : "Table 1 - human trafficking"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93083/answer/previousversion/24409", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Staffordshire Moorlands"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-27T16:18:51.003Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T17:22:06.4970097Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Human Trafficking"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscation orders were imposed by the CPS on individuals convicted of offences related to human trafficking in each of the last five years; what the size of these orders was; and how much has been recovered under such orders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "210496"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93087", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93087/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Implementation of the measures in the national protocol is secured through agreement of local arrangements. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central records of the number of local authorities that have adopted the national 2013 Protocol. However, in a recent survey of Chief Crown Prosecutors, the CPS found that, following the publication of the national multi-agency 2013 protocol, 82 of the 174 Local Authorities responsible for children\u2019s services have so far signed local disclosure protocols.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93087/answer/previousversion/22626", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-21T16:10:41.8535605Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Prosecution Service"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of local authorities in England and Wales have adopted the new information-sharing protocol between the Crown Prosecution Service, police and councils.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "210546"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63483", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63483/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
All allegations of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence made by or against members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated. An investigation may be conducted by either the civil or Service Police.<\/p>
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The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated by each branch of the Service police in each year from 2009 to 2013, the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) and the result of those referrals. The SPA can receive formal referrals only from either Service Police or the Commanding Officer.<\/p>
It should be noted that the SPA may receive referrals in one year which relate to allegations and investigations made in previous years and that such cases may be directed, disposed and/or tried in following years. There is therefore no direct correlation between investigations and referrals and the number of cases brought in any one year.<\/p>
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ROYAL NAVY POLICE (RNP) INVESTIGATIONS<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Rape<\/strong><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Investigated by RNP<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Referred to SPA<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Directed <\/strong><\/p> For <\/strong><\/p> Trial<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Acquitted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Convicted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Custodial sentence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p> (Figures in first column are from 1 Nov \u2013figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration)<\/strong><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Investigated by RNP<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Referred to SPA<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Directed <\/strong><\/p> For <\/strong><\/p> Trial<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Acquitted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Convicted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Custodial sentence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p> (Figures in first column are from 1 Nov \u2013figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> ROYAL MILITARY POLICE (RMP) INVESTIGATIONS<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Rape<\/strong><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Investigated by RMP<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Referred to SPA<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Directed <\/strong><\/p> For <\/strong><\/p> Trial<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Acquitted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Convicted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Custodial sentence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>