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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of people who have requested witness protection and anonymity have been provided that service by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last five years.
[153234]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of people who have requested witness protection and anonymity have been provided that service by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last five years.
[153234]
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the overall policy on witnesses.
Local police forces are currently responsible for the protection of protected persons, including witnesses. Applications for protected persons status usually come from police investigators, who have an overview of all the facts including the circumstances of the case and the threat involved, rather than from individuals seeking protection. The police do not centrally collate information on the number of requests for protection.
Similarly, the Crown Prosecution Service, which is responsible for applications for witness anonymity, does not keep central records on the number of requests or success rates.
Clause 87, discussed with new clause 50 (Right to return to the same job after shared parental leave), agreed to as amended. Amendments to clause 88, discussed with new clause 53 (Statutory maternity pay for multiple births), withdrawn. Clauses 88 to 92 agreed to. Amendments to clause 93, discussed with new clause 51 (Extension of other statutory rights to leave and pay) and new clause 52 (Father quota entitlement), withdrawn. Clauses 93 to 96 agreed to. Schedule 7 agreed to, with amendments. Clauses 97 to 104 agreed to.
Clause 87, discussed with new clause 50 (Right to return to the same job after shared parental leave), agreed to as amended. Amendments to clause 88, discussed with new clause 53 (Statutory maternity pay for multiple births), withdrawn. Clauses 88 to 92 agreed to. Amendments to clause 93, discussed with...
To ask the Attorney-General what special measures Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors may offer to vulnerable witnesses to support them in giving evidence.
[149753]
To ask the Attorney-General what special measures Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors may offer to vulnerable witnesses to support them in giving evidence.
[149753]
It is vital to ensure that vulnerable witnesses are able to give their evidence effectively. The range of special measures offered to vulnerable witnesses, includes giving evidence by way of live link, video recorded evidence in chief and screens in court.
There is also a comprehensive network of joint police/CPS witness care units.
To ask the Attorney-General what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to support vulnerable witnesses in cases of sexual violence and abuse.
[149752]
To ask the Attorney-General what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to support vulnerable witnesses in cases of sexual violence and abuse.
[149752]
It is vital to ensure that vulnerable witnesses are able to give their evidence effectively. The range of special measures offered to vulnerable witnesses, includes giving evidence by way of live link, video recorded evidence in chief and screens in court.
There is also a comprehensive network of joint police/CPS witness care units.
My Lords, I beg to move that your Lordships do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 1. I shall speak also to Commons Amendments 2 and 3, 26 to 43 inclusive, and 45.
Part 1 of the Bill makes significant changes to the system for independent oversight of the intelligence...
My Lords, I beg to move that your Lordships do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 1. I shall speak also to Commons Amendments 2 and 3, 26 to 43 inclusive, and 45.
Part 1 of the Bill makes significant changes to the system for independent oversight of the intelligence...
To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in courts in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised by the Crown Prosecution Service not to receive counselling.
[148121]
To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in courts in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised by the Crown Prosecution Service not to receive counselling.
[148121]
Advice by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the decision whether witnesses receive counselling has been available since 2001. The guidance: ‘Provision of therapy for Vulnerable or Intimidated Adult Witnesses prior to a criminal trial’ and ‘Provision of therapy for Child Witnesses prior to a criminal trial’, was endorsed by the Home Office, Department of Health and the Attorney-General's Office and is available on the CPS website at:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/#1gT
Whether a victim or witness should receive therapy before a criminal trial is not a decision for the CPS. Such decisions can only be taken by the victim or witness or his or her carer, in conjunction with the professionals from the agencies providing a service to the victim or witness or with responsibility for the victim or witness's welfare. The best interests of the victim or witness, whether an adult or child, are paramount in decisions about the provision of therapy before the criminal trial.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on how many barristers have been disciplined for their treatment of a witness who was testifying that he or she had been sexually assaulted.
[144643]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on how many barristers have been disciplined for their treatment of a witness who was testifying that he or she had been sexually assaulted.
[144643]
We do not hold this information. The discipline of barristers is a matter for the Bar Standards Board, the regulatory arm of the Bar Council. The Bar Standards Board is independent of Government but has provided us with the following information.
No barristers have been disciplined by the Bar Standards Board for their treatment of a witness who was testifying that he or she had been sexually assaulted.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Given the time pressure on our consideration of this large and disparate group, I propose to speak to the Government amendments—new clauses 15 and 16 and amendment 119—which relate to legal aid, and then, if possible, respond to the other amendments once I have had an opportunity to hear the...
Given the time pressure on our consideration of this large and disparate group, I propose to speak to the Government amendments—new clauses 15 and 16 and amendment 119—which relate to legal aid, and then, if possible, respond to the other amendments once I have had an opportunity to hear the...
After that interesting debate about the basis for the important reforms that are taking place to strengthen the scrutiny, and perhaps some of the principles behind measures in the Bill relating to the parliamentary ISC, we will now consider a number of amendments that touch on procedural matters relating to...
After that interesting debate about the basis for the important reforms that are taking place to strengthen the scrutiny, and perhaps some of the principles behind measures in the Bill relating to the parliamentary ISC, we will now consider a number of amendments that touch on procedural matters relating to...
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of witness travel expenses charged to the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last four years was spent on taxis.
[146272]
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of witness travel expenses charged to the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last four years was spent on taxis.
[146272]
It is not possible to separately identify the proportion of witness travel expenses spent on taxi journeys for witnesses from centrally held records. To provide this information would involve checking very large numbers of paper claim forms and would incur disproportionate costs.
To ask the Attorney-General how many taxi journeys for witnesses were billed to the Crown Prosecution Service in each region in each year since 2010.
[146275]
To ask the Attorney-General how many taxi journeys for witnesses were billed to the Crown Prosecution Service in each region in each year since 2010.
[146275]
It is not possible to separately identify the number of taxi journeys for witnesses from centrally held records. To provide this information would involve checking very large numbers of paper claim forms and would incur disproportionate costs.
To ask the Attorney-General what the breakdown of witness expenses charged to the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last four years in each region of the UK.
[146271]
To ask the Attorney-General what the breakdown of witness expenses charged to the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last four years in each region of the UK.
[146271]
A breakdown of the amount spent by each Crown Prosecution Service business area on witness expenses during the last four years is contained in the following tables.
| Witness
expenses
all | ||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-131 | |
| Cymru
Wales | 334,272 | 349,498 | 308,889 | 268,138 |
| East
of
England | 391,668 | 347,691 | 309,680 | 260,326 |
| East
Midlands | 367,489 | 405,022 | 432,196 | 344,329 |
| London | 1,421,717 | 1,235,780 | 1,061,812 | 767,239 |
| Merseyside
and
Cheshire | 228,962 | 182,305 | 168,812 | 122,306 |
| North
East | 250,586 | 248,105 | 243,827 | 201,181 |
| North
West | 550,259 | 553,132 | 523,318 | 406,110 |
| South
East | 533,712 | 500,114 | 438,595 | 335,211 |
| South
West | 382,070 | 374,113 | 373,367 | 285,360 |
| Thames
and
Chiltern | 400,635 | 415,434 | 380,566 | 302,406 |
| Wessex | 403,667 | 419,979 | 374,817 | 262,105 |
| West
Midlands | 491,094 | 486,017 | 441,809 | 342,774 |
| Yorkshire
and
Humberside | 532,668 | 522,235 | 448,827 | 329,682 |
| Organised
Crime | 21,031 | 23,788 | 40,117 | 32,885 |
| Special
Crime and Counter
Terrorism | 43,981 | 17,326 | 31,474 | 21,560 |
| Central
Fraud
Group | 91,089 | 83,760 | 82,235 | 78,755 |
| Welfare,
Rural and
Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,015 |
| Totals | 6,444,899 | 6,164,98 | 5,660,341 | 4,361,381 |
| Ordinary
witness
expenses | ||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-131 | |
| Cymru
Wales | 297,728 | 319,003 | 289,389 | 250,484 |
| East
of
England | 329,824 | 328,001 | 289,552 | 224,770 |
| East
Midlands | 329,389 | 372,820 | 402,826 | 327,879 |
| London | 846,502 | 844,471 | 723,552 | 537,108 |
| Merseyside
and
Cheshire | 175,135 | 151,647 | 149,801 | 12,082 |
| North
East | 221,032 | 227,843 | 233,223 | 185,718 |
| North
West | 496,733 | 522,223 | 488,599 | 380,888 |
| South
East | 432,305 | 454,124 | 408,435 | 310,446 |
| South
West | 336,208 | 347,845 | 346,855 | 268,486 |
| Thames
and
Chiltern | 333,659 | 362,123 | 346,222 | 276,624 |
| Wessex | 339,768 | 387,673 | 343,384 | 246,607 |
| West
Midlands | 416,056 | 416,729 | 378,886 | 291,029 |
| Yorkshire
and
Humberside | 481,509 | 473,862 | 420,417 | 310,300 |
| Organised
Crime | 14,327 | 12,887 | 23,332 | 15,213 |
| Special
Crime and Counter
Terrorism | 25,892 | 8,987 | 23,017 | 18,642 |
| Central
Fraud
Group | 64,074 | 54,834 | 61,362 | 41,717 |
| Welfare,
Rural and
Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5,140,143 | 5,285,072 | 4,928,849 | 3,799,006 |
| Professional
witness
expenses | ||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-131 | |
| Cymru
Wales | 24,068 | 29,011 | 13,183 | 12,603 |
| East
of
England | 33,763 | 12,783 | 16,344 | 19,165 |
| East
Midlands | 25,051 | 17,599 | 19,625 | 11,624 |
| London | 107,890 | 56,049 | 39,433 | 35,414 |
| Merseyside
and
Cheshire | 37,492 | 28,750 | 14,991 | 9,602 |
| North
East | 20,366 | 14,933 | 7,381 | 7,996 |
| North
West | 34,368 | 25,366 | 26,471 | 16,037 |
| South
East | 34,001 | 22,614 | 18,885 | 12,853 |
| South
West | 30,978 | 17,777 | 14,604 | 13,627 |
| Thames
and
Chiltern | 40,106 | 49,156 | 28,091 | 20,466 |
| Wessex | 26,173 | 20,639 | 24,682 | 13,574 |
| West
Midlands | 57,636 | 53,925 | 55,372 | 47,183 |
| Yorkshire
and
Humberside | 26,673 | 32,745 | 18,775 | 15,720 |
| Organised
Crime | 413 | 4,240 | 8,139 | 669 |
| Special
Crime and Counter
Terrorism | 12,152 | 2,045 | 4,282 | 2,714 |
| Central
Fraud
Group | 3,685 | 3,096 | 5,133 | 22 |
| Welfare,
Rural and
Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 514,814 | 390,727 | 315,392 | 239,269 |
| Foreign
witness
expenses | ||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-131 | |
| Cymru
Wales | 12,477 | 1,484 | 6,318 | 5,052 |
| East
of
England | 28,080 | 6,907 | 3,784 | 16,391 |
| East
Midlands | 13,050 | 14,603 | 9,745 | 4,826 |
| London | 467,325 | 335,260 | 298,826 | 194,716 |
| Merseyside
and
Cheshire | 16,334 | 1,909 | 4,021 | 623 |
| North
East | 9,188 | 5,329 | 3,223 | 7,468 |
| North
West | 19,159 | 5,544 | 8,249 | 9,185 |
| South
East | 67,405 | 23,376 | 11,275 | 11,912 |
| South
West | 14,885 | 8,492 | 11,907 | 3,248 |
| Thames
and
Chiltern | 26,871 | 4,155 | 6,253 | 5,316 |
| Wessex | 37,725 | 11,667 | 6,751 | 1,924 |
| West
Midlands | 17,401 | 15,363 | 7,552 | 4,562 |
| Yorkshire
and
Humberside | 24,485 | 15,628 | 9,635 | 3,662 |
| Organised
Crime | 6,290 | 6,660 | 8,646 | 17,003 |
| Special
Crime and Counter
Terrorism | 5,937 | 6,294 | 4,174 | 204 |
| Central
Fraud
Group | 23,330 | 25,830 | 15,740 | 37,015 |
| Welfare,
Rural and
Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 789,943 | 488,502 | 416,100 | 323,105 |
| 1
2012-13 year to date figures to the end of
January. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases who gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 received counselling support;
[143936]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases who gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 received counselling support;
[143936]
The data requested are not recorded by the Ministry of Justice or Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes and the Government is committed to ensuring that victims and witnesses have access to the support they need. The MOJ is providing over £3.2 million of funding for rape support services in 2012-13. We will consult on a revised Victims' Code this spring. The draft code is intended to give victims clearer entitlements and to better tailor support services to individual need, including for victims of rape and sexual violence.
(2) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in criminal trials in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised not to receive counselling;
[143988]
Robert Flello:
(2) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in criminal trials in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised not to receive counselling;
[143988]
Robert Flello:
The data requested are not recorded by the Ministry of Justice or Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes and the Government is committed to ensuring that victims and witnesses have access to the support they need. The MOJ is providing over £3.2 million of funding for rape support services in 2012-13. We will consult on a revised Victims' Code this spring. The draft code is intended to give victims clearer entitlements and to better tailor support services to individual need, including for victims of rape and sexual violence.
(3) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in criminal trials in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 received counselling support.
[143989]
Robert Flello:
(3) how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in criminal trials in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 received counselling support.
[143989]
Robert Flello:
The data requested are not recorded by the Ministry of Justice or Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes and the Government is committed to ensuring that victims and witnesses have access to the support they need. The MOJ is providing over £3.2 million of funding for rape support services in 2012-13. We will consult on a revised Victims' Code this spring. The draft code is intended to give victims clearer entitlements and to better tailor support services to individual need, including for victims of rape and sexual violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases who gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised by the police not to receive counselling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in sexual assault cases who gave evidence in court in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised by the police not to receive counselling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses gave evidence in courts in a trial for rape in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses gave evidence in courts in a trial for rape in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.