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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1723009/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Single Justice Procedure (SJP) cases are decided by a single magistrate, with support of a legal adviser, in private rather than in a hearing in open court. This means that cases can be dealt with by courts anywhere in the country and are therefore not scheduled in the same way as conventional cases in court proceedings. As a result of this, these cases can be decided quickly and are often used to fill gaps between in person hearings and so enable efficient use of magistrates\u2019 court capacity and time. Magistrates have the ability to refer cases to open court if they feel it would be appropriate.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Although journalists cannot observe magistrates deciding individual SJP cases, there is already more information published on SJP cases than cases heard in open court. This allows scrutiny from journalists, who can request additional information on cases under the Criminal Procedure Rules. Under a protocol agreed between HMCTS and media organisations, magistrates\u2019 courts must provide lists of both pending cases and copies of the court register to local media. This includes SJP cases. The protocol also outlines what documents relating to SJP cases can be provided to the media \u2013 unlike any other case type, this includes a copy of the prosecution statement of facts or, if there is no statement of facts, the witness statement(s) and any defence representations in mitigation. We will keep the procedure under review.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing single justice procedure hearings to be observable by accredited journalists.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5205", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Norfolk"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Goldsborough"}
      ], "uin" : "1393"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1723010", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1723010/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice is not responsible for judicial training, which is the responsibility of the Judicial College.<\/p>"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-07-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on training relating to the single justice procedure for (a) magistrates and (b) legal advisers in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5205", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Norfolk"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Goldsborough"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719097", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719097/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below shows the number of completed prosecutions and convictions for all crimes prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. The data provided in the table is in financial quarters and has been drawn from the CPS\u2019 Case Management System.<\/p><p>\u2018Total completed prosecutions\u2019 refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the defendant being dropped. \u2018Convictions\u2019 refer to convictions after trial and guilty pleas.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>04/05-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>05/06-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>295,088<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>290,259<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>300,855<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>272,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>296,790<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>264,447<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>282,732<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>255,895<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>240,245<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>238,312<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>245,023<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>222,887<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>245,472<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>220,338<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>235,011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>213,242<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>275,227<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>260,614<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>280,807<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>255,669<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>267,104<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>257,252<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>271,022<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>245,976<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>232,051<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>220,494<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>238,103<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>217,259<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>230,107<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>222,868<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>234,996<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>212,865<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>258,348<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>244,268<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>256,691<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>236,971<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>244,802<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>237,855<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>251,790<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>233,047<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>223,876<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>211,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>221,084<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>203,540<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>210,397<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>204,215<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>214,659<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>199,748<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>236,142<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>220,036<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>236,042<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>216,311<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>224,116<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>201,542<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>215,469<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>196,592<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>202,709<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>189,566<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>202,547<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>185,534<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>193,010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>174,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>185,133<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>167,079<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>192,855<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>186,541<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>189,668<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>176,437<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>184,050<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>163,574<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>170,234<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>163,541<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>159,634<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>161,268<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>149,810<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>156,177<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>137,257<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>142,020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total completed prosecutions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>163,142<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>167,540<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>159,605<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>163,656<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>135,909<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>139,596<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>132,942<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>135,324<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4589", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Courts"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Witney"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Courts"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-22T15:29:44.527Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"}
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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, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for all crimes in each quarter from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/345", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gainsborough"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Edward Leigh"}
      ], "uin" : "26847"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689028", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689028/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have a central record showing the number of defendants prosecuted under section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (the Act) or how many involved a child being encouraged to commit an offence. To obtain this information would involve a manual examination of CPS case files at disproportionate cost.<\/p><p>However, management information is held showing the number of offences charged by way of section 44 of the Act in which a prosecution commenced in the magistrates\u2019 courts. The table below shows the number of these offences in each of the last two years.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2021-2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>2022-2023<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007<\/p><\/td><td><p>93<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same complainant. No data is held showing the final outcome or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at finalisation.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4589", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Courts"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Courts"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-02-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-02-23T13:56:12.59Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-02-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"}
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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 prosecutions under section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 there have been in each of the last two years; and how many and what proportion of those cases involved a child being encouraged to commit an offence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/103", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mole Valley"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Paul Beresford"}
      ], "uin" : "13855"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689276", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689276/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data from which it is possible to cross-reference Threshold Test charging decisions about a defendant with subsequent Full Code Test decisions. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p><p>The Code for Crown Prosecutors is clear that the Threshold Test may only be applied after a rigorous examination of its five conditions. This ensures that it is only applied when necessary and that cases are not charged prematurely. Any decision to charge under the Threshold Test must be kept under review and the Full Code Test must be applied as soon as practicable.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4589", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Courts"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Witney"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Courts"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-02-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-02-21T11:56:17.14Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-02-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"}
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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 charges that used the threshold test subsequently recorded an application of the full code test in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4824", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kim Johnson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Liverpool, Riverside"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kim Johnson"}
      ], "uin" : "14197"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683688", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Data showing the number of defendants dealt with via single justice procedures (SJP) notices at the magistrates\u2019 courts by plea and offence in England and Wales from January to September 2023 (latest available) can be found in the attached table. Data for October-December will not be available until the March publication.<\/p><p>The data supplied is a subset of published information relating to the timeliness of defendants dealt with by SJP notice which is available in Table T1 of the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly, latest to September 2023.<\/p><p>The SJP is a more proportionate way of dealing with straightforward, uncontested, summary-only non-imprisonable offences. It allows those who plead guilty to low-level, non-imprisonable crimes to resolve their case without going to court, either online or in writing. Defendants always have the option of going to court, even when they plead guilty. Magistrates can choose to hear such cases in open court where they feel the case is more complex and would benefit from an open court hearing.<\/p><p>Many cases disposed of through the SJP process are prosecuted by third-party agencies, for example TV Licensing, DVLA, local authorities and transport authorities, which reflects the nature of the offences which fall within the SJP criteria. Prosecutors using this method of initiating proceedings have developed procedures for identifying those who may need additional support. Support channels are also available to users who require clarification ranging from web chat or telephone assistance to face-to-face assistance.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure in each month of 2022 broken down by offence; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in each month of 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4122", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Cunningham"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of crimes (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the police go to court.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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