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169363

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for shoplifting in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Theft from a shop is one way in which the offence of Theft contrary to Section 1(1) &amp; 7 of the Theft Act 1968 is committed. There is no specific offence of that title. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of <strong>prosecutions</strong> for the specific offence of shoplifting. Identifying the number of prosecutions in which there was one or more charges relating to theft from a shop would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS does maintain a central record of the number of <strong>offences</strong> of shoplifting charged under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts. It is not possible to identify the number of defendants or cases prosecuted from this data. The table below shows the number of shoplifting offences that reached a first hearing for the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Theft Act 1968 { 1(1) and 7 }: Theft from a shop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>111,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>115,112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>116,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>113,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>124,621</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS’s offences data provides no indication of the final prosecution outcome, or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is also often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 16:08:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168823

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people with a disability work in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Law Officers’ Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number declared as disabled*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department**</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The number of disabled staff represents those staff who have chosen to declare themselves as such.</p><p> </p><p>** TSol data also includes the AGO and HMCPSI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 15:59:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168558

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people worked in his Department after their 65th birthday in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Over the last 12 months a total of twenty-five permanent staff over the age of 65 have worked in the Attorney General’s Office, Treasury Solicitor’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>In December 2013 and January 2014 the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had 4 permanent members of staff who worked after their 65 birthday. From February 2014 the SFO had 5 members of staff who worked after their 65 birthday.</p><p>During the period 1 December 2013 – 30 November 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service employed 76 people who were aged 65 or over.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 12:33:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168559

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much has been paid by the Treasury Solicitor's Department in legal costs relating to the case of the Public Law Project v. The Secretary of State for Justice ([2014] EWHC 2365 (Admin)).
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	217667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The only sums paid to date by the Treasury Solicitor’s Department are disbursements in the sum of £61,229.59. There are additional disbursements paid by the Ministry of Justice direct.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 12:42:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

168560

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Furniture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many desks are in the Law Officers' Departments' main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by the Law Officers' Departments; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	217689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The AGO has 57 desks used by AGO staff in its main building in 20 Victoria Street, London. All of these desks are owned by the AGO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The main building of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is Rose Court in London. In that building there are 936 desks. All of these are owned by the CPS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud office are based exclusively in 2-4 Cockspur Street, London. They own 491 desks outright and none are leased.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) main building is located at One Kemble Street in London; HMCPSI is a sub-lessee of this accommodation. There are 938 desks within the building:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TSol owns all of the desks and TSol staff use 856 of these. A total of 82 desks are leased. HMCPSI use 28 desks and a further 54 desks are used by London Continental Railways (LCR), another sub lessee of this accommodation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost to HMCPSI per desk is £3105.61 and to LCR is £2840.74.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 15:58:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

168561

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	National Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on the future of the National Fund; whether he has considered the early application of the Fund to reduce the national debt; what other options for the future of the Fund he has considered and (a) dismissed and (b) kept under consideration; and what donations have been made to the Fund in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Norman Baker
uin	217758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been correspondence between the Charity Commission, the trustees and the Attorney General’s Office over the National Fund.</p><p>The Fund is operated in accordance with its rules and section 9 of the Superannuation and Other Trust Funds (Validation) Act 1927. It is accumulating as the original donors intended.</p><p>Options are being considered for the future of the Fund, consistent with its object of extinguishing or reducing the national debt. These include a possible application to the court for directions. The consideration of these options includes looking at the history of donations to the Fund. Whilst this work is on-going, it would not be appropriate to comment further.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 11/12/2014 16:01:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

168130

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table contains the information requested that is available. There is no compulsory requirement for staff to declare their ethnicity, or if they have a disability and such data is therefore incomplete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Law Officer’s Departments – Executive or Senior Management Board members</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared disabled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared white</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared other ethnicity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General’s Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217368 217389 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:38:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168131

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table contains the information requested that is available. There is no compulsory requirement for staff to declare their ethnicity, or if they have a disability and such data is therefore incomplete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Law Officer’s Departments – Executive or Senior Management Board members</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared disabled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared white</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared other ethnicity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General’s Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217347 217389 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:38:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168132

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) the Law Officers' Departments' staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Law Officers' Departments who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The CPS currently employs one member of staff whose salary is below the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation. As a result of proposed changes to pay ranges, this employee will be paid a salary in excess of the living wage by 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No direct employees of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office are paid less than the living wage. However, at 30 September 2014 The Treasury Solicitor’s Office had eleven temporary workers in London receiving less than the living wage although this position will change after 12 weeks of engagement in line with the Agency Workers legislation. At that point, their salary will increase to a higher rate of pay comparable to the rate of a direct employee. All other temporary workers are paid more than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to protect personal data of individuals, we are unable to provide any details of gender or ethnicity (where held), given the small numbers involved, as publication of this information could inadvertently reveal the identity of the member of staff.</p><p> </p><p>No direct employees or temporary workers employed by the remaining Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>A complete record on the pay arrangements for staff employed by companies contracted to provide services to the Law Officers' Departments is not held and could not be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217410 217452 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:41:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168133

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table contains the information requested that is available. There is no compulsory requirement for staff to declare their ethnicity, or if they have a disability and such data is therefore incomplete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Law Officer’s Departments – Executive or Senior Management Board members</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared disabled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared white</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared other ethnicity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General’s Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217347 217368 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:38:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson