The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have a central record showing the number of fraud cases stopped because a victim no longer supports the prosecution.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Dorset and North Poole"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-07-19T12:42:20.207Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what percentage of fraud cases were stopped after a defendant had been charged due to a victim no longer supporting the prosecution in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"} ], "uin" : "193621"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652344", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652344/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The percentage of cases where prosecution offers no evidence because the victim or witness no longer supports prosecution for theft, fraud, robbery and possession of weapons offence can be found in the below table.<\/p>
The table details the cases in which the victim or witness no longer supports prosecution on the day of trial (%) by selected offence group, England and Wales, 2014-2023 (data for 2023 covers only the period from January to March, the latest available).<\/p>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Robbery<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Theft offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Possession of weapons<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fraud offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.8%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 3.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td> 2.9%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.8%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td> 3.2%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 3.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.2%<\/p><\/td> 0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 2.8%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 3.0%<\/p><\/td> 0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 1.7%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> 1.4%<\/p><\/td> 3.0%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.4%<\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2023<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.7%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The data presented covers trials which do not go ahead on the listed trial data as the "prosecution offers no evidence because the witness/victim no longer supports prosecution". This is measured as a proportion of all listed trials in that period, excluding trial vacations.<\/p> The data is first published as part of the National Statistics series \u2018Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly\u2019, latest data available to March 2023. The data is only available from 2014 onwards.<\/p>"}
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}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "193619"}
, {"_value" : "193625"}
, {"_value" : "193627"}
], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the percentage of fraud cases which did not proceed due to a victim or witness no longer supporting the case for prosecution on the day of trial in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
], "uin" : "193622"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628610", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628610/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data showing the number of defendants prosecuted for offences of fraud.<\/p> The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office and the official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Tomlinson"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Tomlinson"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "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 people have been prosecuted for fraud each year in the last five years for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1442", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Alistair Carmichael"}
], "uin" : "185522"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504849", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504849/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term \u201cbrought forward\u201d has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements. Year<\/p><\/td> Prosecutions brought against individuals<\/p><\/td> Prosecutions brought against corporates<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> |