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1336820

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	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: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 14 June concerning recent acquittals in the case of perverting the Court of Justice in relation to the Hillsborough disaster (HL Deb, cols 1668–71), what plans they have to ask the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to revert to the practice of earlier DPPs of publishing their advice on their website.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) did not advise on these cases and there is no DPP advice to publish. Whenever appropriate the CPS will look to provide more detailed explanations about its decision making on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout criminal proceedings relating to the Hillsborough disaster, the CPS has issued regular press statements, and published reasons for its decision making. In particular, in June 2017, the CPS published a public statement following the decision to charge the three individuals with perverting the course of justice alongside other suspects referred for a charging decision at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 May 2021 the CPS issued a public statement on this ruling and has confirmed publicly that the decision not to appeal was based on the conclusion that the legal test to do so was not met.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 29/06/2021 11:03:36 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1337557

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Stadium Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 14 June concerning recent acquittals in the case of perverting the Court of Justice in relation to the Hillsborough disaster (HL Deb, cols 1668–71), what discussions they have had with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) as to why the decision of the Court was not appealed; whether the DPP gave advice on the decision not to appeal; and whether the DPP intends to publish the advice not to appeal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The decision not to pursue an appeal in these cases was made by the CPS team managing the original prosecution after seeking advice from senior counsel. Prosecution decisions are made independently from Government. The Director of Public Prosecutions did not provide advice on these cases.</p><p> </p><p>To bring an appeal, the prosecution would have to be able to show that the Judge’s decision was wrong in law, that he had made an error about the facts or that his decision was otherwise unreasonable. After careful consideration, especially for the families involved, the CPS concluded that it could not meet this test.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 May 2021, the CPS issued a public statement on this ruling and has confirmed publicly that the decision not to appeal was based on the conclusion that the legal test was not met.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 29/06/2021 11:05:38 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1337559

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Stadium Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 14 June concerning recent acquittals in the case of perverting the Court of Justice in relation to the Hillsborough disaster (HL Deb, cols 1668–71), whether they have discussed with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) the reasons for not bringing charges in relation to misconduct in public office; and whether they have asked the DPP to publish those reasons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The CPS carefully considered the available evidence against a wide range of suspects but the Code for Crown Prosecutors only permits the CPS to commence a prosecution where there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and where it is in the public interests to do so. The CPS brought prosecutions where the Code Test was met. The CPS makes prosecution decisions independently from Government.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2017, the CPS published a public statement following the decision to charge the three individuals with perverting the course of justice alongside other suspects referred for a charging decision at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 June, the DPP appeared before the Justice Select Committee and outlined the reasons why the CPS did not pursue misconduct in public office charges. Charges of misconduct in public office would only have been available against two of the three defendants and, the CPS assessed that perverting the course of justice was the correct charge against all three. The conduct alleged would have been identical whatever the charge selected. The DPP’s evidence is publicly available on the Justice Select Committee website.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 29/06/2021 11:04:50 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1337577

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Mothers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Government Legal Department, in any of its official (1) paperwork, (2) guidance, (3) instructions, (4) manuals, or (5) other documents, (a) has replaced, or (b) intends to replace, the word “mother” with the phrase “parent who has given birth”.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>GLD has not replaced, nor does it intend to replace, the word “mother” with the phrase “parent who has given birth” in any of its official (1) paperwork, (2) guidance, (3) instructions, (4) manuals, or (5) other documents.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 30/06/2021 10:55:09 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1668670

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service carried out an impact assessment with regards to (1) the protected characteristic of sex, and (2) belief in the immutability of sex, before the 2022 revision of its domestic abuse guidance; and if so, whether they will place a copy of this impact assessment in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty, under s.149 of the Equality Act 2010, a full Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted when the Domestic Abuse Prosecution Guidance 2022 was revised in order to appropriately identify and consider its potential impact in terms of equality. It gave due regard to equality considerations for protected characteristics as detailed within the body of s.149.</p><p>The EIA for the Domestic Abuse Prosecution Guidance remains under review and has been updated on several occasions since the guidance was published in 2022. The CPS do not intend to place a copy of the EIA in the Library as it is continuously reviewed and updated. A copy of the document as it appeared in 2022 has been provided.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/11/2023 15:29:49 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton attachment 1 file name Domestic Abuse Legal Guidance Equality Impact Assessment.pdf title DA Legal Guidance EIA 2022 Copy
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1273678

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Honours: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many investigations have been undertaken in each of the last 25 years for which figures are available into alleged offences under (1) section 1(1), and (2) section 1(2) of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925; on how many occasions in such a period evidence has been provided to the Crown Prosecution Service for its consideration of a prosecution under each of these sub-sections of the Act; and when any such occasions took place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) indicate that between 2004 – 2021 there have been no criminal charges in relation to offences under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not hold records of the number of pre-charge case files referred by the police, and information relating to criminal investigations is a matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 14/01/2021 13:01:28 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

1668671

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) consulted individuals or organisations outside the CPS about its plans to revise its domestic abuse guidance in 2022; and, if so, which individuals or organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Domestic Abuse Prosecution Guidance was revised in 2022 to reflect changes brought in by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (DA Act).</p><p>The new legislation created the need for an updated document that accurately reflects the law relating to domestic abuse and appropriately supports prosecutors in their application of it. The revision was necessary, and as such, no external organisations or individuals were consulted as to whether the CPS should revise the Guidance.</p><p>External stakeholders were consulted on later revisions of the guidance</p><p>The Solicitor General has answered a question regarding the organisations consulted when Annex D of the guidance was being developed (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/604" target="_blank">PQ 604</a>).</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/11/2023 17:38:24 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1668672

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken to ensure that it operates an inclusive environment for employees with gender critical beliefs and those opposed to those beliefs; and whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of any CPS employee guidance or other documents that bear on this issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>All employees are expected to act in accordance with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Values which state, “We will treat everyone with respect. We will respect each other, our colleagues, and the public we serve, recognising that there are people behind every case.”</p><p>A member of the National D&amp;I team is a member of the Sex Equality and Equity Network (SEEN) civil service network to ensure that a gender critical perspective is considered when commenting on policy and process change.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/11/2023 17:41:07 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1668673

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken to ensure that people with gender critical beliefs are represented on CPS panels and forums where such beliefs are relevant, such as hate crime panels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>Members of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) National External Consultation Group on Hate Crime are selected for their expertise in hate crime and are drawn from academia and the third sector.</p><p>The CPS keeps membership of all external stakeholder groups under review to ensure that they contain relevant expertise and are representative of the communities the CPS serves.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/11/2023 12:08:18 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1668674

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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 and Hate Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House, for each Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) panel or group that relates to hate crime or violence against women and girls: (1) its name; (2) its current membership; and (3) a description of the process for selecting members and any CPS criteria for the balance of its membership.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service keeps membership of all local and national external stakeholder groups, panels and forums under review to ensure that they contain relevant expertise and are representative of communities served.</p><p>Membership is subject to frequent change based on the nature of the forum or thematic subject being explored at any given meeting.</p><p>This material will not be placed in the Library of the House due to the level of resource that would be required to keep such dynamic information up-to-date.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 22/11/2023 12:09:04 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas