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date	04/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the royal prerogative of mercy has been exercised in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively in the past five years; and of that number, how many, if any, in each of the countries have been without consultation with the relevant police authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy may currently take one of three forms:</p><p> </p><p>i) The grant of a Free Pardon;</p><p>ii) The grant of a conditional Pardon;</p><p>iii) Remission of all or part of a penalty by either a) a pledge of public faith, which most commonly occurs when an offender's release dates are incorrectly calculated or b) for meritorious conduct, such as saving the life of another offender/member of staff or coming to the aid of a member of staff.</p><p> </p><p>By Constitutional convention, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (in succession to the Home Secretary) is responsible, in England and Wales (and the Channel Islands), for recommending to Her Majesty the Queen the exercise of the prerogative of mercy to grant a Royal Pardon. In Northern Ireland the responsibility lies with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for reserved matters and the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland for devolved matters, and in Scotland it is devolved to the First Minister. The Secretary of State for Defence also has the responsibility in relation to members of the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>In the past five years, only two free pardons were granted by Her Majesty the Queen in England in 2009 and 2014 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to Remission Pardons the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has not been exercised on this basis. However, for England &amp; Wales no records are held for the period prior to 1 February 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of the two free pardons that have been issued, the Police Authority was consulted in one of these decisions while the other pardon was granted posthumously and the Police Authority was not consulted.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/11/2014 13:37:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

61506

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to recover records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with other Government Departments where relevant material might be held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 14:34:16 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61507

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of the Attorney General has any records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General has no formal role in the issue of Royal Pardons and therefore there are no records of Royal Pardons held by the Attorney General's Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 24/06/2014 11:14:18 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61508

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reported loss of records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997 applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy may currently take one of three forms:</p><p> </p><p>i) The grant of a Free Pardon;</p><p>ii) The grant of a conditional Pardon;</p><p>iii) Remission of all or part of a penalty</p><p> </p><p>By Constitutional convention, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (in succession to the Home Secretary) is responsible, in England and Wales (and the Channel Islands), for recommending to Her Majesty the exercise of the prerogative of mercy to grant a Royal Pardon. In Northern Ireland the responsibility lies with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for reserved matters and the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland for devolved matters. In Scotland it is devolved to the First Minister. The Secretary of State for Defence also has the responsibility in relation to members of the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Each department or administration is responsible for maintaining their records. I am not aware of any problems with retrieving such records for this period relating to royal pardons granted on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/06/2014 16:54:11 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61509

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought assistance from the Royal Household in recovering records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with the Royal Household to ascertain whether they hold any relevant information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 15:13:34 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61510

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place for a person who was granted a royal pardon between 1987 and 1997 to resist a subsequent prosecution for the crime for which that person has been pardoned in the event of new evidence emerging and the lack of knowledge by the prosecuting authorities of the existence of such a pardon given the absence of records of such pardons having been granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Following a search of the records held by the Northern Ireland Office, no evidence has been found to indicate that between 1987 and 1997, the RPM was used to do anything other than to remit (i.e. shorten) the sentences of individuals who had already been convicted of offences. It is therefore the release from custody that demonstrates the exercise of the RPM.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 30/06/2014 16:25:19 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey