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1489798

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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: Rotherham and Telford
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that prosecutions are brought against (1) the members of the child sexual exploitation gangs in Rotherham and Telford, and (2) the responsible authorities that failed to prevent the abuse from taking place.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>Following the Alexis Jay report in 2014 and identification of the problems that existed in responding to investigations of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) gangs in Rotherham, the National Crime Agency (NCA) launched Operation Stovewood, a dedicated team investigating similar offending which had occurred within Rotherham. As outlined in the Telford Inquiry report, a number of other forces across the country have successfully investigated similar offending in their force areas.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has a national response to these types of investigations. Each area has formerly dealt with large CSE cases within their Rape and Serious Sexual Offence (RASSO) units. Since its inception, Operation Stovewood has been handled by a team of lawyers within the former Organised Crime Division. On 1 April 2022, the CPS created a new unit in direct response to the number and scale of these investigations being undertaken across England and Wales. The Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit (OCSAU) is a dedicated team of lawyers, which in addition to the casework generated by NCA Op Stovewood and Child Exploitation and Online Protection teams, will undertake all similar casework generated by police forces nationwide.</p><p> </p><p>The unit currently has casework involving approximately 255 suspects and defendants. The lawyers within the unit work closely with investigators from the earliest stage of the commencement of investigations to ensure that the strongest possible cases can be built, so that those committing these offences are prosecuted. Where the CPS’s legal test is met, they will always prosecute these offenders for the offences they have committed.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 01/08/2022 11:42:51 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1485233

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 June (HL Deb, col 580), what plans the Attorney General has to meet the Chairman of the Bar Association to discuss delays in dealing with rape cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>A key part the Attorney General’s role as head of the profession is meeting regularly with the leaders of the Professional bodies to discuss matters of relevance within the criminal justice system including the Chair of the Bar Council, the Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, the President of the Law Society and the Bar Circuit Leaders. These valuable and productive meetings enable the Law Officers to understand the issues affecting front-line practitioners, so that they are able to articulate their concerns to ministerial colleagues to ensure that in the development of government policy, the views of the profession are reflected and understood.</p><p> </p><p>Agendas for these meetings are prepared so as to allow flexibility, in order to allow for discussion of topical issues. Such issues include the views of practitioners on the Crown Court backlog, government initiatives such as the roll out of s.28 and how we are working together to improve the system performance in relation to rape cases.</p><p> </p><p>The regular monthly meetings of the Bar Council are attended either by the Attorney or the Solicitor General, so as to allow the Law Officers a full understanding of the issues that are affecting front-line practitioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 14/07/2022 12:11:34 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1466073

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Burglary: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the conviction rate for burglaries in (1) Gloucestershire, (2) Somerset, (3) Devon, and (4) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, over the next three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Burglary is a terrible crime which can have a long-lasting impact on victims. The CPS is committed to bringing robust prosecutions against offenders who commit the offence of burglary and works with the police to ensure that the strongest possible evidence is put before the court. In 2020-21, the CPS prosecuted 8,703 cases of burglary with a conviction rate of 87.4%. CPS South West, which covers the above regions, had a conviction rate of 91.2%, which is above the national average.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 06/06/2022 16:15:02 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1464282

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Legal Opinion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the legal opinion the Attorney General received on disapplying parts of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>It is a longstanding convention, accepted by governments of all parties, not to disclose outside government whether the Law Officers have given legal advice or the contents of any advice. This convention protects the Law Officers’ ability to give full and frank legal advice on some of the most contentious and difficult issues the Government will be considering.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 25/05/2022 11:16:35 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1462899

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	LIBOR
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to direct the Serious Fraud Office to review its handling of the case of Tom Hayes; and, further to the judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States V. DB Group Services (UK) Limited (and Deutsche Bank AG) which found that the rigging of Libor interest rates was not against the rules, whether they will ask the Criminal Cases Review Commission to reconsider its decision not to refer Tom Hayes’s case back to the Court of Appeal.
tabling member printed	Lord James of Blackheath
uin	HL249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is an operationally independent body. The Attorney General is responsible for safeguarding the independent decision making of the SFO, to maintain this independence the Attorney General cannot overturn a decision reached by the SFO in a particular case.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent arm’s length body who consider cases where people believe they have been wrongly convicted or wrongly sentenced. It would be inappropriate for the Government or the SFO to ask the CCRC to reconsider any decision they have made, including in the case of Tom Hayes.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 25/05/2022 10:53:56 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	3799 label Biography information for Lord James of Blackheath

1462933

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	LIBOR
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 6 April (HL7312), what assessment they have made of the judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States V. DB Group Services (UK) Limited (and Deutsche Bank AG) which found that the rigging of Libor interest rates was not against the rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There has been no further assessment made on the judgment of the US Court of Appeal in these cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 25/05/2022 10:53:20 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1456985

registered interest
date	06/04/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 1 December 2021 (HL4164), what assessment they have made of the effect waiting that over three years for a determination from the Crown Prosecution Service will have on the mental health of those accused of crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Ensuring the timely delivery of justice and minimising delay is a key priority for the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to ensuring that the rights of the suspect and defendant are balanced with the rights of victims of crime, the seriousness of the offending, and the need to safeguard the public when considering each case on its own merits, as set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS continue to work closely with criminal justice partners to ensure early engagement, proactive case management, robust case progression and effective and timely decision making.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 25/04/2022 10:57:21 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1453880

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Financial Services: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to a US appeals court overturning the conviction on 28 January of two Deutsche Bank traders accused of manipulating Libor rates, what plans, if any, they have to review the processes around investigating such offences in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL7312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is a specialist prosecuting authority tackling the top level of serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the SFO commenced investigations into Libor manipulation which resulted in nine individuals – all holding significant positions in their respective banks – either pleading guilty or found guilty by a jury.</p><p> </p><p>Many of these convictions have been reviewed by the Court of Appeal and none of them have been overturned.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 06/04/2022 12:25:21 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1420164

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rule of Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that they act in accordance with the rule of law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The freedoms and protections that we all enjoy rely on the rule of law. This is an important constitutional principle which this Government takes extremely seriously and which demands: equality under the law; access to independent and impartial justice; government subject to the law; law that is clear and certain.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers have a particular role in respect of upholding the rule of law. I, and my fellow Law Officers, take that responsibility very seriously whenever we are called upon to provide advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 21/02/2022 15:14:31 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1420166

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase the number of prosecutions for offences relating to violence against women and girls.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Tackling offending against women and girls is a priority for this Government, as shown by the introduction of the landmark Domestic Abuse (DA) Act.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS is working hard to deliver justice and protect the public and has recently published an ambitious 12-month domestic abuse programme to help narrow the disparity between reporting and criminal justice outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Rape and serious sexual offences can also disproportionately affect women and girls. The CPS is committed to securing justice in every possible rape case, which means significantly increasing the number they bring to court, year on year. It is improving collaboration with police and other partners to take an offender-centric approach to building these cases, expanding its specialist RASSO units and improving the support it gives rape victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice are investing £27m to create 700 new posts for Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors, and that figure will increase to 1000 by the end of 2024/2025. In order to support victims throughout the criminal justice process.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 21/02/2022 17:01:18 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick