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1702395

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Confucius Institutes: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been forwarded to the Prosecution Service concerning people who are based in Confucius Institutes in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	22702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on whether defendants are based in or members of Confucius Institutes or indeed any other similar organisations.</p><p>It would not be possible to determine whether a defendant in any specific case was based in or associated with a Confucius Institute without an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/04/2024 09:57:34 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1700875

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21690 21691 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700879

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21691 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700880

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Department: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Government Legal Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700881

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Serious Fraud Office in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21691 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700882

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21691 21692 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1697880

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Zane Gbangbola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will apply to the High Court to order a new investigation into the death of Zane Gbangbola during flooding in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	19925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Surrey Senior Coroner has already carried out a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Zane Gbangbola’s death, taking into account a considerable amount of evidence. The Coroner, as an independent judicial office holder, drew his own conclusions based on this evidence.</p><p><br> If there is a belief that the evidence was not considered properly during the original inquest, or that there is new evidence available, the correct process is for an application to be made to the Attorney General asking her to apply to the High Court to quash the inquest and order a fresh investigation. The High Court would take this course of action if it believed that it would be in the interests of justice.</p><p><br> If the Hon Member or the victim’s family would like to make such an application to the Attorney General, they are welcome to contact the Attorney General’s Office at correspondence@attorneygeneral.gov.uk for information and guidance on how to apply.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/04/2024 09:27:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1695241

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	International Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she has agreed with Cabinet colleagues on the circumstances in which international law may supersede domestic legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Stone
	tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
	uin	18032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Convention requires that it is not generally disclosed outside Government whether I have been asked to provide advice or the contents of any such advice. This is a longstanding principle of Cabinet collective agreement which enables the Government of the day to obtain frank and full legal advice in confidence.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/03/2024 11:43:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

1694996

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17533" target="_blank">UIN 17533</a> tabled on Wednesday 13 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/03/2024 13:20:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694531

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance she has provided to Cabinet colleagues on when to publish (a) full and (b) summaries of legal advice.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	17531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for procuring their own legal advice and may decide when and how to disclose that advice outside Government. However, advice provided by the Law Officers is subject to the Law Officers’ Convention and may not be disclosed outside Government without the Law Officers’ consent. This is a longstanding principle of Cabinet collective agreement.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:38:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1694541

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers within her Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p><p>But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/03/2024 11:21:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694549

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Ministers: Defamation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been informed that ministers in other Government departments are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>I cannot answer your question as to do so would be in breach of the Law Officers’ Convention.</p><p>Paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code clearly states that the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2024 17:39:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694550

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any costs were incurred by the Government Legal Department in relation to the libel action pursued by Professor Kate Sang against the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following her letter of 23 October 2023 to UK Research and Innovation on that organisation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In line with normal Government Legal Department charging arrangements, any costs in relation to this matter have been or will be borne by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:48:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694142

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Fraud and Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There have been no incidents of money lost to fraud and error by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in each of the last three financial years.</p><p>Information relating to detected fraud and error for the AGO is published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Reports and Accounts (HMPGTS Accounts). The HMPGTS Accounts for the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 are available on GOV.UK at the following links: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gld-ago-and-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">2020-21</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-and-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22" target="_blank">2021-22</a>, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-2022-23" target="_blank">2022-23</a>. The HMPGTS Accounts contain information relating to the AGO, Government Legal Department, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report which is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020-21 Report was published in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:32:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693767

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: WhatsApp
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance her Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>All departments in central government, including arms lengths bodies apply the published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business" target="_blank">Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business</a> published by Cabinet Office in March 2023. It applies to all individuals in central government (ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors, non-executive board members and independent experts advising ministers). The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses the central guidance and has applied it since March 2023.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by myself and the Attorney General (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:43:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693245

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Publishing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). Reports and guidance that the AGO has published can be found on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/all?organisations%5b%5d=attorney-generals-office&amp;order=updated-newest&amp;parent=attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">Search - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/03/2024 11:25:23 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693430

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the document entitled Draft terms of reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, what updates her Department has provided on relevant developments in its area of work to that group since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	16846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over a range of issues. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 1 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 16019 on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2024 10:36:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693041

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she had with her (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the Middle East in February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	16545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>I visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 14 and 16 February 2024. In Israel, I met with the Israeli Attorney General, lawyers for the Israeli Defence Force, and the President of the Supreme Court. In the West Bank, I met with the Palestinian Attorney <br>General and the Prime Minister.</p><p>I held frank discussions in which I emphasised the importance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) being respected, civilians protected, and detainees being held in compliance with the Geneva Conventions.</p><p>The UK Government continues to call for IHL to be respected and for civilians to be protected.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 06/03/2024 16:52:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1693042

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for cases relating to violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	16546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains one of this government’s top priorities. We continue to expand the number of VAWG offences to reflect the evolving criminal justice landscape.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving the way existing offences are prosecuted. It has produced a new operating model for the prosecution of rape and is now working in partnership with the police on a joint action plan to improve their collective handling of domestic abuse cases, applying the same principles from the work on rape which has driven marked improvement.</p><p>To address the increasing complexity of VAWG offending, and the holistic needs of victims, the CPS is also producing a new VAWG strategy which will be published by Autumn 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2024 10:01:18 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1692750

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses advertising to promote vacancies in the Department.</p><p>The table below sets out what, in the last three years, the AGO budgeted for all communication and marketing and what it spent on advertising.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budget for communication and marketing</p></td><td><p>£26,500.00</p></td><td><p>£35,000.00</p></td><td><p>£40,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on advertising</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/03/2024 11:11:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692900

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have issued guidance for prosecuting those who incite others to cover up cameras in the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL2882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not issued specific guidance on prosecuting those who incite others to cover up cameras in the Ultra Low Emission Zone.</p><p>These offences would be covered by existing guidance on inchoate offences, Theft Act offences, and offences during protests, demonstrations or campaigns. The existing guidance is available on the CPS website: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/inchoate-offences" target="_blank">Inchoate Offences</a>; <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/theft-act-offences" target="_blank">Theft Act Offences</a>; and <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-during-protests-demonstrations-or-campaigns" target="_blank">Offences during Protests, Demonstrations or Campaigns</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 07/03/2024 14:37:09 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1692901

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action is being taken by prosecuting authorities against those who incite others to cover up cameras in the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL2883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for prosecuting cases which have been referred to them following an investigation by the police. The CPS will consider a prosecution for any case involving incitement to cause criminal damage or criminal damage to Ultra Low Emission Zone cameras under the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 07/03/2024 14:37:30 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1692396

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Magazine Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to magazines provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.</p><p>The AGO’s allocated budget and spend on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years is set out in the table below.</p><p>Please note that figures for the allocated budget include magazine and other subscriptions (e.g., newspapers and online journals), whereas spend is for magazine subscriptions only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allocated budget</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on magazine subscriptions</p></td><td><p>£152.50</p></td><td><p>£145.00</p></td><td><p>£145.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/03/2024 15:38:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692046

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals her Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, and online journals provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.</p><p>The AGO’s paid subscriptions for the last three financial years are set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newspapers</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Telegraph</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Telegraph</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Sunday Times; Telegraph</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magazines</p></td><td><p>Critic Magazine; Counsel Magazine</p></td><td><p>Counsel Magazine</p></td><td><p>Counsel Magazine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online journals</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg</p></td><td><p>Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/03/2024 15:30:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692088

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is managed by the Government Legal Department (GLD). The GLD also manages the apprenticeship levy for HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). These apprenticeship levies are combined into one pot and it is not possible to isolate them by department. However, it is possible to isolate the levy fees spent by the AGO to support its apprentices.</p><p>Between 01 September 2021 and 31 August 2023, the apprenticeship levy fees paid for the AGO, GLD, and HMCPSI were £1,380,581. This includes the 10% government top up.</p><p>During the same period, the AGO spent £30,173 to support AGO apprentices.</p><p>Please note that, except for the references to the GLD and HMCPSI above, I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HMCPSI, GLD, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/03/2024 16:19:40 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1691672

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of digital posts in her Department are vacant.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any Digital and Data (DDaT) posts.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the AGO’s shared IT service provider. The total number of vacant DDaT posts in the CPS is 32, 10.5% of DDaT posts in the CPS.</p><p>As part of the <em>2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data</em>, all government departments made a commitment to reduce their digital and data vacancies to under 10% of total Government Digital and Data headcount by 2025. Overall good progress has been made, with total vacancies now at 15%.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/02/2024 16:52:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1691326

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for the provision and management of up-to-date IT infrastructure and applications for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).</p><p>The CPS does not currently maintain any legacy IT infrastructure on behalf of the AGO.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/02/2024 15:34:32 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1690842

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Humphrey Burke
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will (a) review the sentence in the case of Humphrey Burke and (b) make an assessment of whether it might be regarded as an unduly lenient sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	15158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I have 28 days from the date of sentence to refer a case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenience Sentence (ULS) scheme.</p><p>This is a statutory time limit and cannot be extended in any circumstances.</p><p>Humphrey Burke was sentenced in 2022 and therefore his case cannot be referred under the ULS scheme.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/02/2024 11:00:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1689908

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: Accountability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she is taking steps to encourage the legal sector to engage in corporate social responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	14469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I are champions of pro bono legal work in Government. Pro bono publico is undertaken for the public good and supports corporate social responsibility. As Solicitor General, I chair the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee, which meets twice annually and brings together professional representative bodies, and those from the public and the private sectors to share ideas and encourage greater cross-sector collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/02/2024 13:45:27 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1689928

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any non-executive directors in her Department are non-domiciled as of 19 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	14587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any appointed non-executive directors (NEDs).</p><p>However, the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/about-cps" target="_blank">Crown Prosecution Service</a>, <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/about-us/#ourpeople" target="_blank">Serious Fraud Office</a>, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-legal-department" target="_blank">Government Legal Department</a>, which are superintended by the Law Officers, do have appointed NEDs.</p><p>NEDs are not employees of the AGO, nor the above departments superintended by the Law Officers, and act in an advisory capacity. NEDs’ personal data, including those relating to personal taxation or status, are protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Collection of personal data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law.</p><p>Data relating to public appointments are covered by the Public Appointments Privacy Statement found here: <a href="https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/privacy" target="_blank">https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/privacy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/02/2024 16:44:05 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1689028

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
	uin	13855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <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’ 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> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/02/2024 13:56:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

1689091

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	14020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) press and media team is made up of five employees. Roles range from Higher Executive Officer (HEO) to Grade 6 and have salaries between £33,309 (the lower limit of HEO) and £77,456 (the upper limit of Grade 6).</p><p>As announced by the Government last year, departments are submitting productivity plans to modernise the Civil Service and reduce the size of the state to pre-pandemic levels.</p><p>Other communication roles (correspondence) in the AGO are covered by two employees in the corporate services team.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/02/2024 13:51:10 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1689274

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) children and (b) adults prosecuted under joint enterprise provisions in the Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 for (i) homicide, (ii) attempted homicide and (iii) other offences were assessed under the modern slavery National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	14195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The methodology of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 is set out on their website at: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/crown-prosecution-service-joint-enterprise-pilot-2023-data-analysis" target="_blank">www.cps.gov.uk/publication/crown-prosecution-service-joint-enterprise-pilot-2023-data-analysis</a>.</p><p>This involved the application of a local ‘flag’ to joint enterprise homicide and attempted homicide cases which were then manually reviewed and certain case features were counted. The number of cases in which the defendant was assessed under the modern slavery National Referral Mechanism was not counted during the pilot and it is not possible to extract further management information from the local ‘flag’ centrally.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/02/2024 11:47:53 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1689275

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) homicide and (b) attempted homicide cases was the threshold test applied in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	14196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Management Information is available showing the number of pre-charge legal decisions when the Principal Offence Category allocated at the first consultation was homicide and whether the final consultation completed against the suspect involved application of the Threshold Test.</p><p>Data can be provided from April 2019 to the end of September 2023 and the tables below show this information for each year and the financial year 2023/24 to date.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1 - Legal Decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April - September 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Threshold Test</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>971</p></td><td><p>1030</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Threshold Test of Legal Decisions</p></td><td><p>47.5%</p></td><td><p>49.0%</p></td><td><p>53.0%</p></td><td><p>54.2%</p></td><td><p>54.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2 - Decisions to Charge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April - September 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Threshold Test</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>1026</p></td><td><p>523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Threshold Test of Legal Decisions</p></td><td><p>59.8%</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td><td><p>62.1%</p></td><td><p>64.3%</p></td><td><p>65.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Table 3 - Decisions to NFA/OoCD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April - September 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Threshold Test</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Threshold Test of Legal Decisions</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Principal Offence Categories comprise a range of offences. These cannot be separated to report suspect outcomes by specific offence.</p><p> </p><p>Legal decisions are to charge, take no further action (NFA), or recommend an out of court disposal (OoCD).</p><p> </p><p>Following the receipt of a file from the police requesting a CPS charging decision, several consultations may take place before the final decision whether to charge or not is taken by the reviewing lawyer. The first consultation may result in a legal decision outcome or in an action plan that needs to be sent to the police for further investigation or additional evidentiary material to allow a charging decision to take place.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/02/2024 11:54:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1689276

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	14197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <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> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/02/2024 11:56:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1689277

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) children and (b) adults prosecuted for (i) homicide, (ii) attempted homicide and (iii) other offences had been assessed under the modern slavery national referral mechanism in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	14198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on the number of defendants assessed under the modern slavery National Referral Mechanism (NRM). This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The NRM is the UK framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive the appropriate support. Certain public authorities, including the police, have a statutory duty to refer potential victims to the NRM. Adults must agree to this. The CPS cannot make referrals; it is not a first responder.</p><p>Section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides for a statutory defence for adult and child victims of modern slavery who are accused of committing criminal offences. The defence does not apply to the most serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/02/2024 11:58:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1688558

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office is based in one office which is managed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).</p><p>Under section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the MoJ have a Health and Safety policy and Occupational Health and Safety Management system in place, which require suitable and sufficient risk assessments to ensure all occupational health and safety hazards and risks are adequately identified, assessed, controlled, and monitored.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/02/2024 13:48:05 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1687817

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Annual Review of Disclosure, published on 26 May 2022, when the next annual review of disclosure will be carried out.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	13284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Publication of the next Annual Review is due shortly. Given the 2022 review of disclosure was extensive, the current review has focused on the disclosure of digital evidence. I will write to the honourable member with the updated guidance as soon as the revisions are published.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/02/2024 10:52:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1687818

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to support external stakeholders to contribute to the next annual review of disclosure.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	13285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>In conducting any review, it is essential we involve operational partners and stakeholders affected by the changes.</p><p>The 2023 update to the Attorney General’s Guidelines has been focused on digital evidence and a working group was established with representatives including the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs, National Crime Agency, police, Ministry of Justice, and Home Office. In addition, specific sessions were held with the legal defence community.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/02/2024 10:54:05 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1687623

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide: Aiding and Abetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in how many and what proportion of the joint enterprise (a) homicide and (b) attempted homicide cases in the Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 was the threshold test applied.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	13183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The methodology of the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 (the “Joint Enterprise Pilot”) is set out on the CPS website: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/crown-prosecution-service-joint-enterprise-pilot-2023-data-analysis" target="_blank">Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023: Data Analysis | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The methodology involved the application of a local ‘flag’ to joint enterprise homicide and attempted homicide cases which were then manually reviewed and certain case features counted. The number of cases in which the Threshold Test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors was applied was not counted during the Joint Enterprise Pilot and it is not possible to extract further management information from the local ‘flag’ centrally.</p><p>Informed by the results of the Joint Enterprise Pilot, the CPS has updated its case management system in order to commence a full national monitoring scheme in the spring. A new mandatory national Joint Enterprise Monitoring Code ‘flag’ will enable the CPS to extract management information from such cases centrally, including whether the Threshold Test was applied when a defendant was charged.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/02/2024 16:59:35 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1687624

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide: Aiding and Abetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Code for Crown Prosecutors, how many and what proportion of joint enterprise (a) homicide, and (b) attempted homicide charges in the Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 that used the Threshold Test subsequently recorded an application of the Full Code Test.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	13184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The methodology of the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023 (the “Joint Enterprise Pilot”) is set out on the CPS website: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/crown-prosecution-service-joint-enterprise-pilot-2023-data-analysis" target="_blank">Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise Pilot 2023: Data Analysis | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The methodology involved the application of a local ‘flag’ to joint enterprise homicide and attempted homicide cases which were then manually reviewed and certain case features counted. The number of cases in which the Threshold Test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors was applied was not counted during the Joint Enterprise Pilot and it is not possible to extract further management information from the local ‘flag’ centrally.</p><p>Informed by the results of the Joint Enterprise Pilot, the CPS has updated its case management system in order to commence a full national monitoring scheme in the spring. A new mandatory national Joint Enterprise Monitoring Code ‘flag’ will enable the CPS to extract management information from such cases centrally, including whether the Threshold Test was applied when a defendant was charged.</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> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/02/2024 17:03:29 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1686706

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of female civil servants in the Crown Prosecution Service were employed on temporary contracts in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	12544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2021, of all female civil servants employed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), 6.1% (274) were employed on temporary contracts. This equates to 4% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p><p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2022, of all female civil servants employed by the CPS, 5.9% (279) were on temporary contracts. This equates to 3.9% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p><p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2023, of all female civil servants employed by the CPS, 2.9% (147) were on temporary contracts. This equates to 1.9% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 06/02/2024 17:01:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1685792

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions for paedophilia were referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) receives requests to refer sentences under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to the Court of Appeal and publishes annual reports on the outcomes of the requests which it refers.</p><p>The annual report for 2023 has not yet been published. The latest annual report, for the year 2022, was published on 17 October 2023 (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unduly-lenient-sentence-annual-case-outcomes-data" target="_blank">Unduly lenient sentence annual case outcomes data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>).</p><p>The AGO also releases weekly statistics of requests to refer sentences. Weekly statistics for 2023, including requests to refer sentences for offences involving paedophilia (such as indecent images of a child, rape of a child under 13, and sexual assault of a child under 13) can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/outcome-of-unduly-lenient-sentence-referrals" target="_blank">Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/02/2024 15:54:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1685415

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	11745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The duty, which came into force on 1 November 2023, does not require the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) nor its superintended bodies (the Crown Prosecution Service, the Government Legal Department, the Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) to maintain a comprehensive list of policies within scope of the duty.</p><p>The AGO and the bodies it superintends do not lead on policy.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/02/2024 09:42:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1684389

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 9197 on Attorney General: Written Questions, for what reason her Department has been unable to answer the Questions within the usual time period.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	11027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I responded to your questions 6773 and 6774 on 24 January 2024. Please accept my apologies for the delay.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/01/2024 11:20:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684452

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Discretionary Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Law Society on the management of Family Protection Trusts by firms of solicitors.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	11121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>While the Attorney General and I, and our department, regularly engage with the legal professions, we have not discussed the management of Family Protection Trusts by firms of solicitors with the Law Society.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/01/2024 11:23:34 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1684460

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what targets her Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	11076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>As part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025" target="_blank">greening government commitments framework</a>, set for the period between April 2021 to March 2025, the Attorney General’s Office’s <em>overall</em> and <em>direct</em> emissions reduction targets are 49% and 25%, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/01/2024 13:51:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1683159

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	10261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (the Duty), all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While ‘equality impact assessments’ (EIAs) may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) is the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) HR shared service provider and is therefore responsible for EIAs at the AGO. In the last five years, GLD has completed four EIAs when making substantive changes to HR policies and procedures (two EIAs in 2021 and two in 2023).</p><p>The AGO has completed no EIAs relating to policy changes. This aligns with its role as a department that does not hold policy in its own right.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/01/2024 13:18:39 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1682583

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Department: Newcastle upon Tyne
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Government Legal Department Business Plan 2023-24, published on 23 May 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the Pilgrim Quarter development as a worksite for the Government Legal Department.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst Newcastle is not currently under consideration as a base for the Government Legal Department (GLD), the GLD's position might change in the future if demand for GLD services increases in the region.</p><p>GLD sites have been selected based on a model of developing a national organisation located in the proximity of its clients and using established legal markets which have strong pipelines for recruiting from diverse pools.</p><p>Decisions on sites are evidence-based, for example, on research and analysis of local academic and labour markets, whilst also reflecting various Government estate and property initiatives such as Places for Growth.</p><p>The Pilgrim Quarter Development will be the Government Hub for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the North East, housing 9,000 HMRC employees when complete. As GLD does not currently offer legal services to HMRC, we would not automatically co-locate within their sites.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/01/2024 12:38:40 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1681942

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Department: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she expects the Government Legal Department to publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	9468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department will publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23 by 30 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/01/2024 12:29:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry