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Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
Thursday 1st July 2021

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Attorney General:

What steps he is taking to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

This Government has introduced the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

Coordinated multi-agency action and supporting victims are key components of the CPS’s ambitious programme of work published in January, which will help narrow the disparity between reporting and criminal justice outcomes.

The CPS recently hosted a virtual domestic abuse conference with the police and the courts, sharing best practice and innovation.


Written Question
Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
Monday 29th June 2020

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, whether any (a) employed and (b) indirectly employed Crown Prosecution Service support staff have been furloughed.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The CPS has not furloughed any support staff that it a) employs or b) indirectly employs.