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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 September 2023. It was answered by Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Theft: Prosecutions

Question

To ask the Attorney General, how many times defendants were informed that they had been charged with (a) robbery, (b) conspiracy to commit robbery, (c) burglary and (d) conspiracy to commit burglary and given a date and time to appear in court by a Postal Requisition letter from the Crown Prosecution Service in financial years (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23.

Answer

The Police issue all postal requisition letters following Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advice to charge, and have sole responsibility for decisions on, and issue of, postal requisition letters. The CPS does not hold the relevant data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
197757
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Burglary Crown Prosecution Service Prosecutions Robbery
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk