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1723633

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date	25/07/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to co-ordinate with other Departments on tackling fraud through the Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>I work closely with other government departments, including the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, to support the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) mission to tackle fraud. My department will continue to support this mission through our superintendence of the SFO. I visited the SFO earlier this month to learn about their important work to deliver justice for victims of economic crime and protect the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business.</p><p>The SFO works effectively with other law enforcement agencies through the National Economic Crime Centre to collectively co-ordinate the UK’s response to fraud. Earlier this year this co-ordination led to the National Crime Agency arresting four individuals following an SFO search of three sites in relation to an investigation into an alleged £140m investment fraud.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 02/08/2024 10:59:17 answering member 5204
tabling member	5199

1726819

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, whether he has made an assessment of the compatibility of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees with the Government's obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
uin	3924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>Paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code states: ‘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’. This is known as the Law Officers’ Convention. Authority to make such disclosures is rarely given.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 10/09/2024 16:19:52 answering member 5204
tabling member	5330

1727660

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the number of cases awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service, broken down by (a) whether they are (i) summary only, (ii) either way and (iii) indictable only offences and (b) by Crown Prosecution Service region.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>Management information is held showing the number of cases with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which are awaiting a pre-charge decision.</p><p>The table below shows the overall number of cases which were awaiting a charging decision or administrative triage (completed on files sent by the police to the CPS for a charging decision) as of 25 March 2024. This data is provided in line with the last quarterly data release in March 2024.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>25/03/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>1,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside and Cheshire</p></td><td><p>733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern</p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,697</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Pre-Charge Decision Workload Report</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures do not include cases that have been referred to the CPS but that are currently with the police to action, having been sent back to them with a request for further information.</p><p>This count is of the number of cases, not suspects. A single case may cover one suspect or several.</p><p>No data is available in the report showing whether the alleged offences are summary, either-way or indictable only. To obtain this information would require a manual review at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 12/09/2024 13:51:00 answering member 5204
tabling member	5041

1730893

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases are awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service for (a) summary only, (b) either way and (c) indictable only offences.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	6693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Management information is held showing the number of cases with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which are awaiting a pre-charge decision.</p><p>The overall number of cases which were awaiting a charging decision or administrative triage (completed on files sent by the police to the CPS for a charging decision) as of 25 March 2024 was 13,697. This data is provided in line with the last quarterly data release in March 2024. The next quarterly release is due on 17 October 2024 which will be available on the CPS website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-quarterly-data-summaries" target="_blank">CPS quarterly data summaries | The Crown Prosecution Service</a>.</p><p>These figures do not include cases that have been referred to the CPS but that are currently with the police to action, having been sent back to them with a request for further information.</p><p>This count is of the number of cases, not suspects. A single case may cover one suspect or several. No data is available in the report showing whether the alleged offences are summary, either-way or indictable only. To obtain this information would require a manual review at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 14/10/2024 10:12:44 answering member 5204
tabling member	5041

1731410

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) access to use of a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service; what the (A) make, (B) model and (C) fuel type is for each car; and what the budget was for those cars in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Bridlington and The Wolds
tabling member printed	Charlie Dewhirst
uin	7035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office is currently allocated two vehicles including allocated and shared vehicles.</p><p>For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.</p><p>The average cost to a department for a single DPC (Department Pool Car) in 2024/25 financial years is £108K per annum.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 14/10/2024 11:55:10 answering member 5204
tabling member	5169

1731411

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what her Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bridlington and The Wolds
tabling member printed	Charlie Dewhirst
uin	7036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.</p><p>The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code.</p><p>There has been no change in this policy since the general election.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 14/10/2024 16:47:07 answering member 5204
tabling member	5169

1732277

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General and Crown Prosecution Service: Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	7897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Attorney General’s Office and Crown Prosecution Service employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.</p><p>The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Attorney General’s Office – AWDT</p></td><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service – AWDT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (Jan to Oct)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 17/10/2024 16:26:57 answering member 5204
tabling member	5041

1734511

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bridlington and The Wolds
tabling member printed	Charlie Dewhirst
uin	9362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 23/10/2024 10:47:34 answering member 5204
tabling member	5169

1734876

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of her Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>For the period 2 to 27 September 2024, there were 54 civil servants assigned to work in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and 42 desks available.</p><p>The AGO superintends the Law Officers’ Departments: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Government Legal Department (GLD), HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), and Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Further information on the Law Officers’ Departments is set out below.</p><p>As of 30 September 2024, the CPS had a headcount of 7,286 allocated against 4,347 desks.</p><p>The GLD has staff based in five sites across the country: 102 Petty France, London; 1 Ruskin Square, Croydon; 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds; 2 Rivergate, Bristol; and Three New Bailey, Manchester.</p><p>For the period 2 to 27 September 2024, the table below shows a breakdown of the number of civil servants based in GLD offices and the number of desks in each office.</p><p>Please note that data for 102 Petty France, London, includes 10 HMCPSI staff, which share this office.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of civil servants assigned to work in GLD offices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of desks in office</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>102 Petty France, London</p></td><td><p>1509</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Ruskin Square, Croydon</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 Rivergate, Bristol</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three New Bailey, Manchester</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>HMCPSI also shares office space with the CPS in Foss House, York. For the same period, HMCPSI had 10 civil servants assigned to work in Foss House.</p><p>As of 30 September 2024, the SFO had 534 permanent employees and 133 temporary agency workers, a total of 667 people. The total number of desks available is 432.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 06/11/2024 17:09:45 answering member 5204
tabling member	5101

1734877

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of her Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>Heads of Department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 25/10/2024 13:28:16 answering member 5204
tabling member	5101