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Government: Law Officers

To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 22 February (WA 227–28) and 22 March (WA 246), whether Ministers of the Crown are entitled to seek to influence the advice given by or conduct of Law Officers of the Crown on matters...
Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
3100; 718 c399WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service uses the same criteria in deciding whether to prosecute for rape as for other offences.
Asked by
Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
3151; 718 c366WA
House
House of Lords
Homelessness

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances the Crown Prosecution Service would prosecute a young person begging.
Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 March 2010
Reference
2969; 718 c321WA
House
House of Lords
Government: Law Officers

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 22 February (WA 227–8), which part of the Ministerial Code describes the constitutional conventions and principles governing the circumstances in which Ministers of the Crown may seek to influence the advice given by Law...
Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2010
Reference
2229; 718 c245WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 4 March (WA 363), what independent involvement there is in the three investigations into allegations of race or sex discrimination, bullying or victimisation in the Crown Prosecution Service; and whether any of the investigations...
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
2684; 718 c153-4WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of alleged race or sex discrimination, bullying or victimisation were lodged against the Crown Prosecution Service with employment tribunals in (a) 2007, and (b) 2008; what were the outcomes in each case; and what remedial action has been taken by the Crown...
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
2685; 718 c154-5WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff of the Crown Prosecution Service were disciplined in (a) 2008, and (b) 2009, for breaches of the staff code of conduct with regard to race or sex discrimination, bullying, harassment or victimisation.
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
2686; 718 c155WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 4 March (WA 364), whether there has been any independent assessment of the Crown Prosecution Service's performance regarding race and sex equality, discrimination, bullying, harassment and victimisation affecting its staff since 2007; and, if...
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
2687; 718 c155-6WA
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, it has not flat-lined. There has been a 64 per cent reduction in domestic violence since 1997, and the trajectory is downwards. I said that the domestic violence homicide rate is the lowest it has been in 10 years.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c445
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, I certainly agree that domestic violence should be treated more seriously-noble Lords will know that I have appeared in the Court of Appeal myself in the past few weeks to make that point. The Court of Appeal has been very clear to endorse the sentencing guidelines provision, and in the case that I appeared in the court doubled the sentence and made it clear that domestic violence is wholly unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c445
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, we now have more than 700 domestic violence advisers. I tend to refer to them as "divas", because that is what they are-both male and female. They are being rolled out right across the country, on a stage by stage basis. The noble Lord is absolutely right: they make a real difference. Every pilot that we have had demonstrates that difference, which is why we are making sure that there will be independent domestic violence advisers in every corner of our country.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c444
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, unfortunately, one in four women will be subjected to domestic violence at some stage in their lives, with 89 per cent of them subject to repeat victimisation-meaning that one to four additional assaults are on women. We have made a real difference to that figure; we have almost halved the repeat victimisation figures and have saved £7.5 billion in terms of pain, injury, loss and suffering. That is making a significant difference. We have the lowest level of domestic homicide rates at any time for the past 10 years.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c444-5
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, my noble friend is right: about 750,000 children in our country will see domestic violence in any given year. In February, the Government launched a £2 million campaign to raise awareness in relation to teen dating and teen violence. This is specifically targeted to help our young people understand that domestic violence is unacceptable and they should not participate in it.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c445
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, we continue to make significant progress in addressing domestic violence, including expansion of specialist domestic violence courts, multi-agency risk assessment conferences and independent domestic violence advisers. The British Crime Survey indicates a 64 per cent decrease in the number of incidents of domestic violence between 1997 and 2008-09. Domestic violence is a volume crime accounting for one in seven—14 per cent—of violent incidents in 2008-09. This represents a 9 percentage point decrease from 1997. Prosecution rates have nearly doubled since the introduction of specialist domestic violence courts, to an average of 72.5 per cent, and continue to rise. I am not aware of any other country achieving such significant outcomes.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c443-4
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
My Lords, efforts are being made to introduce these orders as quickly as possible. I assure my noble friend that every opportunity will be made to introduce them quickly.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c444
House
House of Lords
Domestic Violence
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in tackling domestic violence; and how the United Kingdom compares with other countries in that respect. My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Morris of Handsworth, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the order Paper.
Asked by
Lord Dubs (Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Notes
Question asked on behalf of Lord Morris of Handsworth.
Date
15 March 2010
Reference
718 c443-4
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many grievances by staff in the Crown Prosecution Service have been lodged in the past year alleging race and sex discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
2168; 717 c363WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many disciplinary cases have been instituted by the Crown Prosecution Service in the past year against staff who have lodged grievances about their treatment by management or other colleagues in the organisation.
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
2169; 717 c363WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has implemented all the recommendations from the Denman report which found extensive racial discrimination pervasive in the CPS.
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
2166; 717 c363WA
House
House of Lords
Crown Prosecution Service

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any investigations are being conducted within, or into, the Crown Prosecution Service about allegations of race and sex discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation; how these are being conducted; and when they are likely to be concluded.
Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
2167; 717 c363WA
House
House of Lords