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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Government of Turkey about the sentencing of Fazil Say; and what responses they have received to those representations. [HL6763]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Government of Turkey about the sentencing of Fazil Say; and what responses they have received to those representations. [HL6763]
The Government are aware of the prosecution of Fazil Say under Section 216 of the Turkish Penal Code. While the UK has not made specific representations to the Turkish Authorities, the European Commission has, on behalf of the EU, underlined the importance for Turkey of fully respecting freedom of expression in line with the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
We expect Turkey to uphold legal and judicial standards that are in line with its international commitments. Together with our EU partners, we will continue to monitor the case closely.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many victimless prosecutions in cases of domestic violence have been conducted by each police force in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
[152169]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many victimless prosecutions in cases of domestic violence have been conducted by each police force in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
[152169]
It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions brought against serving police officers were commenced but did not proceed to trial between January and December 2012.
[150963]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions brought against serving police officers were commenced but did not proceed to trial between January and December 2012.
[150963]
The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales, but does not include details of the occupations of defendants. As such, it is not possible to identify in all cases where a prosecution is brought against a serving police officer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were prosecuted for category (a) 21, (b) 22, (c) 23, (d) 71, (e) 73, (f) 74, (g) 88A, (h) 88B, (i) 88C, (j) 88D and (k) 88E offences; how many people were found guilty of such offences; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were prosecuted for category (a) 21, (b) 22, (c) 23, (d) 71, (e) 73, (f) 74, (g) 88A, (h) 88B, (i) 88C, (j) 88D and (k) 88E offences; how many people were found guilty of such offences; and what...
It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.
(2) how many (a) prosecutions of offences and (b) convictions for offences under section (i) 57, (ii) 58 and (iii) 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 there have been in circumstances where the victim was aged under 18, by (A) type of offence and (B) age of victim in...
(2) how many (a) prosecutions of offences and (b) convictions for offences under section (i) 57, (ii) 58 and (iii) 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 there have been in circumstances where the victim was aged under 18, by (A) type of offence and (B) age of victim in...
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and offenders found guilty at all courts of offences under sections 57 to 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2011 (latest available), can be viewed in the table.
Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not include the circumstances behind each case beyond the description provided in the statute. The age of the victim cannot be separately identified unless specified within the statute.
Human trafficking is abhorrent and the UK Government is committed to combating this crime in all its forms. We have already made significant progress in the fight against trafficking but the Government is not complacent and we will continue to work to improve and strengthen our approach to keep pace with emerging threats. The National Crime Agency will build on existing work to combat trafficking by using its enhanced crime fighting and intelligence capabilities to target criminal gangs. During the past two years, thousands of front-line professionals, including border staff, police and healthcare staff, have been trained to better identify, support and protect vulnerable individuals who may be suffering abuse at the hands of traffickers.
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Defendants
proceeded against at magistrates courts and offenders found guilty at
all courts of offences under sections 57 to 59 of the Sexual Offences
Act 2003, England and Wales,
2004-11
1,2,3
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Offence
description
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Outcome
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008+
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2009
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2010
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2011
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| Trafficking
into the UK for sexual
exploitation5 | Proceeded
against | 5 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| Found
guilty | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
| Trafficking
within the UK for sexual
exploitation6 | Proceeded
against | — | 16 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| Found
guilty | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| Trafficking
out of the UK for sexual
exploitation7 | Proceeded
against | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Found
guilty | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| ‘—’
= Nil 1 The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. 3 The number of defendants found guilty in a particular year may exceed the number proceeded against as the proceedings in the magistrates court took place in an earlier year and the defendants were found guilty at the Crown court in the following year; or the defendants were found guilty of a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against. 4 Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008. 5 An offence under s.57 Sexual Offence Act 2003. 6 An offence under s.58 Sexual Offence Act 2003. 7 An offence under s.59 Sexual Offence Act 2003. Source: Ministry of Justice—Justice Statistics Analytical Services |
To ask the Attorney-General when the Director of Public Prosecutions will conclude his inquiry into the circumstances and substance of a leaked Crown Prosecution Service memo encouraging lawyers to keep cases in-house on the basis of cost and convenience; and whether the conclusions will be published in full.
[153102]
To ask the Attorney-General when the Director of Public Prosecutions will conclude his inquiry into the circumstances and substance of a leaked Crown Prosecution Service memo encouraging lawyers to keep cases in-house on the basis of cost and convenience; and whether the conclusions will be published in full.
[153102]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has now concluded his inquiries into the circumstances and substance of a leaked Crown Prosecution Service memo about the allocation of cases to advocates. The results of that inquiry and confirmation of CPS guidance on allocation of cases to advocates is set out in a letter from the Director to the Chairman of the Bar Council.
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for harassment and stalking offences in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153108]
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for harassment and stalking offences in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153108]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of the number of prosecutions, or the conviction rate, for harassment and
stalking offences. This information could only be obtained by examining all of the CPS's files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.
The CPS does record the number offences charged, rather than the number of defendants prosecuted, under sections 2 and section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, which has been used by prosecutors to cover incidents described as harassment or stalking. Data for the last five financial years are summarised as follows:
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
| Protection
from Harassment Act 1997
s(2) | 6,984 | 7,365 | 8,039 | 7,713 | 7,159 |
| Protection
from Harassment Act 1997
s(4) | 2,201 | 2,296 | 2,408 | 1,801 | 1,521 |
| Protection
from Harassment Act 1997
s(2A)1 | — | — | — | — | 72 |
| Protection
from Harassment Act 1997
s(4A)1 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 1
New offences which came into force on 25 November 2012. These are
Section 2A of Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (Stalking) and
Section 4A of Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (Putting people in
fear of violence or serious alarm or
distress). |
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for street robbery in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153110]
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for street robbery in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153110]
The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) provide an analysis of the outcome of proceedings, divided into twelve principal offence categories indicating the most serious offence with which the defendant was charged at the time of finalisation. The following table shows, in each of the last five years, the number of prosecutions and conviction rates for defendants whose principal offence was "robbery".
| Total
prosecutions | Conviction
rate
(percentage) | |
| 2008-09 | 13,193 | 81.6 |
| 2009-10 | 12,687 | 81.8 |
| 2010-11 | 13,014 | 79.4 |
| 2011-12 | 13,478 | 79.9 |
| 2012-13 | 11,672 | 79.3 |
The principal offence category of “robbery” comprises offences of robbery and assault with intent to rob. It is not possible to disaggregate these figures to show the breakdown of individual offences or the location of the robbery, such as a street. This information could only be obtained by examining all of the files, which would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for indecent exposure in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153109]
To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has carried out for indecent exposure in each of the last five years; and what the conviction rates were.
[153109]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of the number of prosecutions, or the conviction rate, for indecent exposure offences. This information could only be obtained by examining all of the CPS's files, which, would incur disproportionate cost.
Offences of indecent exposure are prosecuted under Section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The CPS central Management Information Database does provide a record of the number offences charged under this section in respect of which a prosecution was commenced
in the magistrates court rather than the number of defendants prosecuted. Data for the last five financial years are summarised as follows:
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
| Sexual
Offences Act 2003
(66) | 1,572 | 1,606 | 1,721 | 1,514 | 1,479 |
In addition indecent exposure can be prosecuted as a public nuisance offence under Common Law. The number of these offences charged in the last five years is as follows:
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
| Common
Law | 30 | 28 | 26 | 78 | 124 |
It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for each individual offence on this list. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many prosecutions were brought against companies in each sector of the economy for breaches of minimum wage legislation in each year from 1999 to 2010.
[153490]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many prosecutions were brought against companies in each sector of the economy for breaches of minimum wage legislation in each year from 1999 to 2010.
[153490]
With the agreement of the Department for Business, HMRC started considering prosecution for minimum wage offences from May 2006. The following table contains details of the number of prosecutions, since May 2006, by the Standard Industry Classification applicable to the employer and the financial year in which the prosecution took place.
| 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2010-11 | 2012-13 | |
| Human
Health and Social Work
Activities | 1 | — | — | — |
| Public
Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social
Security | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wholesale
and Retail
Trade | — | 3 | — | — |
| Accommodation
and Food Service
Activities | — | 2 | — | — |
| Human
Health and Social Work
Activities | — | — | 1 | — |
| Administrative
and Support Service
Activities | — | — | — | 1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans his Department has to bring prosecutions against supermarkets operating in the UK relating to selling wrongly labelled meat products to their customers.
[148658]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans his Department has to bring prosecutions against supermarkets operating in the UK relating to selling wrongly labelled meat products to their customers.
[148658]
It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prosecution in Turkey of the writer Pinar Selek; and what representations they have made, or will make, to the Government of Turkey about that prosecution.[HL6712]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prosecution in Turkey of the writer Pinar Selek; and what representations they have made, or will make, to the Government of Turkey about that prosecution.[HL6712]
The Government are aware of the case of Pinar Selek.
It is not usual government practice to intervene in the judicial processes of another sovereign country, but we expect Turkey to uphold legal and judicial standards that are in line with international standards. Our embassy in Ankara will continue to monitor the situation closely.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prosecution in Turkey of the composer Fazil Say for religious defamation; and what representations they have made, or will make, to the Government of Turkey about that prosecution. [HL6713]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prosecution in Turkey of the composer Fazil Say for religious defamation; and what representations they have made, or will make, to the Government of Turkey about that prosecution. [HL6713]
The Government are aware of the prosecution of Fazil Say under Section 216 of the Turkish Penal Code.
Freedom of expression is fundamental to a democratic society and key to the realisation of many other human rights. In line with international obligations, it may only be restricted when provided by law and necessary for respect of the rights or reputations of others or to protect national security, public order, or public health or morals.
We expect Turkey to uphold legal and judicial standards that are in line with its international commitments. Our embassy in Ankara will continue to monitor the situation closely.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what existing guidance is in place for the Crown Prosecution Service and Procurator Fiscal Service on the prosecution of transgender individuals who have not revealed their gender history; what assessment he has made of the recent implementation of such guidelines; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what existing guidance is in place for the Crown Prosecution Service and Procurator Fiscal Service on the prosecution of transgender individuals who have not revealed their gender history; what assessment he has made of the recent implementation of such guidelines; and if...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no specific guidance on the prosecution of transgender people who have not revealed their gender history. There are no current plans to introduce such guidance or related legislative proposals. Prosecutors in England and Wales consider each case on its own facts and
merits. Decisions to prosecute are taken by prosecutors who apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the most recent edition of which was published in January 2013.
In relation to the Procurator Fiscal Service, this would be a matter for the Lord Advocate. Any legislative proposals in respect of the criminal law in Scotland would be a devolved matter for the Scottish Parliament.
(2) what records the Crown Prosecution Service keeps of the number of occasions in which the prosecution offers no evidence in the magistrates' court and in the Crown court following the commencement of criminal proceedings.
[152162]
Emily Thornberry:
(2) what records the Crown Prosecution Service keeps of the number of occasions in which the prosecution offers no evidence in the magistrates' court and in the Crown court following the commencement of criminal proceedings.
[152162]
Emily Thornberry:
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted whose prosecution outcome is recorded as 'offer no evidence' in magistrates courts and in the Crown court.
The following tables represent the number of defendants prosecuted in magistrates courts and in the Crown court, whose prosecution concluded with an outcome of 'offer no evidence' in each of the last five years.
| (a)
Magistrates
courts | |||
| Offered
no
evidence | |||
| Number | Percentage | Total
prosecutions | |
| 2008-09 | 25,769 | 2.8 | 928,708 |
| 2009-10 | 25,257 | 2.9 | 872,585 |
| 2010-11 | 26,107 | 3.1 | 841,180 |
| 2011-12 | 24,956 | 3.2 | 787,958 |
| 2012-13 | 23,885 | 3.4 | 707,995 |
| (b)
Crown
court | |||
| Offered
no
evidence | |||
| Number | Percentage | Total
prosecutions | |
| 2008-09 | 9,734 | 9.4 | 103,890 |
| 2009-10 | 10,537 | 9.6 | 110,146 |
| 2010-11 | 12,469 | 10.6 | 117,654 |
| 2011-12 | 10,649 | 9.8 | 108,547 |
| 2012-13 | 9,212 | 9.4 | 98,463 |
To ask the Attorney-General on how many occasions the Crown Prosecution Service has applied for an extension of time for service of papers beyond the statutory requirements as set out in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Service of Prosecution Evidence Regulations 2005 S.I. No 902 and the Criminal...
To ask the Attorney-General on how many occasions the Crown Prosecution Service has applied for an extension of time for service of papers beyond the statutory requirements as set out in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Service of Prosecution Evidence Regulations 2005 S.I. No 902 and the Criminal...
The CPS does not maintain a central record of the number of times an application, to extend the time available for the service of case papers beyond the statutory requirements, is made. To provide this information would require a manual search of files and incur a disproportionate cost.
(2) pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North of 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 1468, on minimum wage: evasion, on how many occasions in each of the last five years HM Revenue and Customs has referred the case of an employer suspected...
(2) pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North of 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 1468, on minimum wage: evasion, on how many occasions in each of the last five years HM Revenue and Customs has referred the case of an employer suspected...
The number of non-compliant employers identified by HMRC for the period requested is in the following table.
| Financial
year | Non-compliant
employers |
| 2008-09 | 1,746 |
| 2009-10 | 1,256 |
| 2010-11 | 1,140 |
| 2011-12 | 968 |
| 2012-13 | 736 |
HMRC does not hold the information requested on the number of referrals made to the Crown Prosecution Service for minimum wage offences.
The number of inspections that HMRC has completed in the period requested is in the following table.
| Financial
year | Completed
inspections |
| 2008-09 | 4,317 |
| 2009-10 | 3,643 |
| 2010-11 | 2,904 |
| 2011-12 | 2,534 |
| 2012-13 | 1,693 |
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow) on 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 178W, for details of penalties imposed on employers for the period requested. The number of penalties charged for the full 2012-13 financial year was 708.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been in England and Wales for failure to comply with (a) Section 30, (b) Section 32 and (c) Section 35 Orders under the Housing Act 2004 in each year since the implementation of that Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been in England and Wales for failure to comply with (a) Section 30, (b) Section 32 and (c) Section 35 Orders under the Housing Act 2004 in each year since the implementation of that Act.
Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Joint Committee on the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill. (HL 70 2012-13). Agreed to on question.
Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Joint Committee on the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill. (HL 70 2012-13). Agreed to on question.
My Lords, I add my thanks to the Joint Committee for its report on the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill and express my thanks for the comprehensive and informative speech introducing the report from my noble friend Lord Plant of Highfield.
In a nutshell, the coalition Government decided...
My Lords, I add my thanks to the Joint Committee for its report on the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill and express my thanks for the comprehensive and informative speech introducing the report from my noble friend Lord Plant of Highfield.
In a nutshell, the coalition Government decided...