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1700734

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many major police operations have included in their reports a statement that a deceased person would have been interviewed under caution had they been alive.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested.</p><p>However, in the Home Office crime outcome statistics, outcome 12 is used to record investigations closed where a named suspect has been identified but is either too ill (physically or mentally) to prosecute, or is confirmed to have died either before the crime was reported to police or before enough evidence to charge could be obtained. In the 12 months to March 2023, the number of police investigations closed under outcome 12 in England and Wales was 18,335.</p><p>The crime outcome statistics cover all notifiable offences and do not distinguish between major and minor investigations. The statistics can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:55:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1565726

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many current criminal investigations by the police and HMRC began (1) more than four, and (2) more than two years ago; and of these cases how many are waiting for a charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Heseltine
uin	HL4611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the outcomes of crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, including those yet to be assigned an outcome and still under investigation, on a quarterly basis. These data do not show which cases still under investigation are awaiting a CPS decision.</p><p>These can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables.</p><p>The Home Office is working with partners across the Criminal Justice System to increase the number of cases being charged and prosecuted, and reduce the time taken to reach this point.</p><p>As of 10 January 2023, HMRC’s data shows that a total of 178 individuals across 47 criminal investigation cases opened more than two (but less than four) years ago are awaiting a charging decision from a Prosecutor (CPS in England &amp; Wales, Crown Office Procurator Fiscal in Scotland or Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland). HMRC’s data shows that a total of 261 individuals across 51 criminal investigation cases opened over four years ago are awaiting a charging decision from a Prosecutor. HMRC figures reflect only cases that have been referred to a prosecutor and are not the sum total of all criminal investigations that were opened within the requested timescales.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2023 15:50:11 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	94 label Biography information for Lord Heseltine

1454051

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the impact of the Crown Prosecution Service's 6th Edition of the Directors Guidance on Charging workloads of Police Detectives.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	146598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Crown Prosecution Service’s 6<sup>th</sup> Edition of the Director’s Guidance on Charging, establishing high-quality disclosure is essential to an effective Criminal Justice System, ensuring the process is fair, efficient and effective. The police play a crucial role in effective casefile preparation, including disclosure, to bring criminals to justice.</p><p>In March 2021, the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing published a joint National Case Progression Commitment which builds on work conducted by all three organisations under the National Disclosure Improvement Plan (NDIP), and under which they will jointly tackle barriers to effective case management and case progression.</p><p>This Government has given the police the resources they need to cut crime and put offenders behind bars, with an increase in total police funding by £1.1b compared to 2021/22, and over 11,000 extra officers hired as part of the Police Uplift Programme (as of 31 December 2021) to bring crime down and keep our neighbourhoods safe.</p><p>The wellbeing of police officers and staff is vitally important. It is the duty of senior leaders to ensure that officers and staff have the right support to help them carry out their important work to the standard expected by the public.  Each Chief Constable has a duty to manage and support their workforce effectively, ensuring the welfare of all officers and staff. They are held to account on behalf of the public by elected police and crime commissioners.</p><p>The Home Office, Attorney General’s Office, and Ministry of Justice are working closely together, along with the National Police Chiefs Council and CPS, to tackle delays and improve timeliness at every stage of the Criminal Justice System. The Government has recently launched Criminal Justice Scorecards at a local and national level, which bring together data from across the CJS to provide a view of cross system performance. The scorecards measure progress against the key criminal justice priority areas: improving timeliness, increasing victim engagement and improving quality of justice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 146599 146600 146601 question first answered 29/03/2022 10:41:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1454052

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Crown Prosecution Services 6th Edition of the Directors Guidance on Charging on the moral and wellbeing of Police Detectives.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	146599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Crown Prosecution Service’s 6<sup>th</sup> Edition of the Director’s Guidance on Charging, establishing high-quality disclosure is essential to an effective Criminal Justice System, ensuring the process is fair, efficient and effective. The police play a crucial role in effective casefile preparation, including disclosure, to bring criminals to justice.</p><p>In March 2021, the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing published a joint National Case Progression Commitment which builds on work conducted by all three organisations under the National Disclosure Improvement Plan (NDIP), and under which they will jointly tackle barriers to effective case management and case progression.</p><p>This Government has given the police the resources they need to cut crime and put offenders behind bars, with an increase in total police funding by £1.1b compared to 2021/22, and over 11,000 extra officers hired as part of the Police Uplift Programme (as of 31 December 2021) to bring crime down and keep our neighbourhoods safe.</p><p>The wellbeing of police officers and staff is vitally important. It is the duty of senior leaders to ensure that officers and staff have the right support to help them carry out their important work to the standard expected by the public.  Each Chief Constable has a duty to manage and support their workforce effectively, ensuring the welfare of all officers and staff. They are held to account on behalf of the public by elected police and crime commissioners.</p><p>The Home Office, Attorney General’s Office, and Ministry of Justice are working closely together, along with the National Police Chiefs Council and CPS, to tackle delays and improve timeliness at every stage of the Criminal Justice System. The Government has recently launched Criminal Justice Scorecards at a local and national level, which bring together data from across the CJS to provide a view of cross system performance. The scorecards measure progress against the key criminal justice priority areas: improving timeliness, increasing victim engagement and improving quality of justice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 146598 146600 146601 question first answered 29/03/2022 10:41:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1454056

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Crown Prosecution Services on steps that can be taken to mitigate the potential impact of its Guidance on Charging policy on levels of workload and bureaucracy during the pre charging phase of investigations.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	146600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Crown Prosecution Service’s 6<sup>th</sup> Edition of the Director’s Guidance on Charging, establishing high-quality disclosure is essential to an effective Criminal Justice System, ensuring the process is fair, efficient and effective. The police play a crucial role in effective casefile preparation, including disclosure, to bring criminals to justice.</p><p>In March 2021, the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing published a joint National Case Progression Commitment which builds on work conducted by all three organisations under the National Disclosure Improvement Plan (NDIP), and under which they will jointly tackle barriers to effective case management and case progression.</p><p>This Government has given the police the resources they need to cut crime and put offenders behind bars, with an increase in total police funding by £1.1b compared to 2021/22, and over 11,000 extra officers hired as part of the Police Uplift Programme (as of 31 December 2021) to bring crime down and keep our neighbourhoods safe.</p><p>The wellbeing of police officers and staff is vitally important. It is the duty of senior leaders to ensure that officers and staff have the right support to help them carry out their important work to the standard expected by the public.  Each Chief Constable has a duty to manage and support their workforce effectively, ensuring the welfare of all officers and staff. They are held to account on behalf of the public by elected police and crime commissioners.</p><p>The Home Office, Attorney General’s Office, and Ministry of Justice are working closely together, along with the National Police Chiefs Council and CPS, to tackle delays and improve timeliness at every stage of the Criminal Justice System. The Government has recently launched Criminal Justice Scorecards at a local and national level, which bring together data from across the CJS to provide a view of cross system performance. The scorecards measure progress against the key criminal justice priority areas: improving timeliness, increasing victim engagement and improving quality of justice.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 146598 146599 146601 question first answered 29/03/2022 10:41:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1404466

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suspects in criminal cases have been released under investigation in every year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	107591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collected and published data on the number of individuals released under investigation for the first time in 2021 in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures: Other PACE powers’ publication which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-other-pace-powers-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2021" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Data on the length of time an individual was released under investigation, for a subset of police forces who were able to provide data, can be found in Table RUI.01 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040319/released-under-investigation-data-tables-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-march-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">released under investigation data tables</a>. These data are experimental statistics to acknowledge that further development will take place in the future and they should be treated with caution.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of individuals released under investigation who have subsequently committed criminal offences.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 107592 107593 question first answered 24/01/2022 15:11:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1404467

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the average length of time people released under criminal investigation have remained under investigation in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	107592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collected and published data on the number of individuals released under investigation for the first time in 2021 in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures: Other PACE powers’ publication which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-other-pace-powers-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2021" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Data on the length of time an individual was released under investigation, for a subset of police forces who were able to provide data, can be found in Table RUI.01 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040319/released-under-investigation-data-tables-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-march-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">released under investigation data tables</a>. These data are experimental statistics to acknowledge that further development will take place in the future and they should be treated with caution.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of individuals released under investigation who have subsequently committed criminal offences.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 107591 107593 question first answered 24/01/2022 15:11:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1404468

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people released under investigation in criminal cases have subsequently committed criminal offences in every year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	107593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collected and published data on the number of individuals released under investigation for the first time in 2021 in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures: Other PACE powers’ publication which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-other-pace-powers-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2021" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Data on the length of time an individual was released under investigation, for a subset of police forces who were able to provide data, can be found in Table RUI.01 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040319/released-under-investigation-data-tables-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-march-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">released under investigation data tables</a>. These data are experimental statistics to acknowledge that further development will take place in the future and they should be treated with caution.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of individuals released under investigation who have subsequently committed criminal offences.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 107591 107592 question first answered 24/01/2022 15:11:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1313801

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average a National Crime Agency investigation takes before a charging decision is made in cases where a suspect has been released on bail.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The amount of time taken for an investigation and a charging decision to be reached can vary depending on the case and its complexity. The NCA will always look to complete work as quickly as possible. However, NCA cases are by their very nature complex and the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill specifically recognises this in Schedule 4 of the Bill. It makes amendments relating to pre-charge bail and several of the amendments have the effect of recognising NCA cases as ‘exceptionally complex’ and increasing the time limits on pre-charge detention before authorisation must be sought for extensions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/05/2021 16:50:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1305088

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to reform the use of Release Under Investigation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the issues around the process of Released Under Investigation (RUI) and the impact this can have on both suspects and victims. Following a public consultation on pre-charge bail, ending in May 2020, the Government is now seeking to introduce significant reforms through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.</p><p>While RUI is not a process set out in legislation, the reforms in the Bill will help limit its usage by creating a pre-charge bail system that works better for the police, victims and suspects. This includes the removal of the perceived presumption against pre-charge bail and the creation of a new duty to seek the views of alleged victims before releasing suspects on pre-charge bail, where it is necessary and proportionate to do so.</p><p>Alongside this change, the Government has established a new power for the College of Policing in the Bill to issue national statutory guidance on pre-charge bail which will help address the use of Released Under Investigation. We will also be monitoring forces closely with an enhanced data collection on use pre-charge bail and RUI in the future.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/03/2021 09:27:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly