The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects information to show the number of defendants prosecuted for offences relating to forced marriages identified by way of a monitoring flag applied to the case record. The flag is applied where any offence of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse has been carried out in the context of a forced marriage. During the financial year 2014-15 the CPS prosecuted 45 defendants in England and 46 defendants nationally (England and Wales) for offences associated with forced marriages. CPS figures in relation to the financial year 2015-16 will be placed in the House of Commons Library later this year.<\/p>
A specific offence of forced marriage was created by section 121 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and came into force in June 2014. This offence applies to a person who intentionally forces a person to enter into marriage, believing the person does not consent, or a person who deceives someone into going abroad for the specific purpose of forcing them to marry. During 2014-15, the CPS commenced one prosecution in relation to forced marriage and two in relation to breaches of forced marriage protection orders.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-05-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-05-10T15:59:48.003Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Forced Marriage: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many people were prosecuted in England for forced marriage in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Naz Shah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bradford West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Naz Shah"} ], "uin" : "36316"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517067", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517067/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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BIS<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
CO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DCLG<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DCMS<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DECC<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DEFRA<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | £1,740.00<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | £8,791.61<\/p><\/td> | £966.66<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DfE<\/p><\/td> | £780.00<\/p><\/td> | 3,630.00<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DfT<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DFID<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DH<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | NIl<\/p><\/td> | NIl<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
DWP<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
FCO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
HMT (HMRC)<\/p><\/td> | £687.50<\/p><\/td> | £3,797.50<\/p><\/td> | £16,610.67<\/p><\/td> | £24,004.95<\/p><\/td> | £6,749.99<\/p><\/td> | £9,834.99<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
HO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
MoD<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
MoJ<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | £2,520.00<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
NIO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
SO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
WO<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td> | Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these matters before FY 2010/2011.<\/p> <\/p> The UK has never been fined by the European Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.<\/p> <\/p> Costs for departments include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying that data would be disproportionate.<\/p> <\/p> Departments do not quantify the cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-05-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-05-11T10:56:59.95Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office: EU Law"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1568", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Anne Main"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "St Albans"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Anne Main"} ], "uin" : "36288"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517103", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517103/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HM Revenue and Customs does not hold the requested information. The information requested is not available in this format.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-05-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-05-11T09:55:32.113Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Taxation: British Overseas Territories"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 32849, how much has been recovered from companies incorporated in each of the British Overseas Territories in each year since 2009-10.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hampstead and Kilburn"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tulip Siddiq"} ], "uin" : "36258"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517106", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/517106/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HM Revenue and Customs published its latest tax gap estimates on 22 October 2015 in Measuring tax gaps 2015 edition, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470540/HMRC-measuring-tax-gaps-2015-1.pdf.<\/p> <\/p> A Methodological Annex was also published on the same date at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469973/HMRC-Measuring-tax-gaps-2015-methodological-annex.pdf.<\/p> <\/p> The number of Corporation Tax risks for Large Business Service groups are set out in table 7.2, page 63 of \u2018Measuring tax gaps\u2019 2015 edition. These figures are not yet available for the years requested due to the lengthy nature of some tax enquiries.<\/p> <\/p> Different methodologies are used to estimate tax gaps for other taxes paid by large businesses, and therefore the information requested on risk data for other taxes is not available.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-05-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-05-11T13:11:35.203Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Business: Taxation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the table on page 59 of the HM Revenue and Customs' document, Measuring tax gaps 2015 edition: methodological annex published in October 2015, if he will provide (a) the same data on corporation tax risks for the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) the same risk data for the other taxes to which large businesses are subject.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hampstead and Kilburn"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tulip Siddiq"} ], "uin" : "36347"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&max-ddpModified.=2016-05-04T00%3A24%3A28.391Z&AnswerDate=2016-05-05", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 132, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} } |