Asked by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question to the Attorney General:
What steps he is taking to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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.
Asked by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions since 2010 the CPS has decided that a prosecution for rape is not in the public interest where the perpetrator has confessed.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) collects data showing the outcome of charging decisions, including cases flagged as rape where a decision not to prosecute was taken for public interest reasons. However, the CPS has no central record of the number of cases or suspects where a confession to the offence of rape (or any other offence) has been admitted. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.
The table below therefore shows the number of rape-flagged suspects where a no prosecution decision for public interest reasons was the outcome. The proportion of decisions where no further action is taken due to public interest reasons is fewer than 2% of all decisions. However, data on cases in which a confession has been admitted is not available.
| No Prosecution - Public Interest |
2010-2011 | 128 |
2011-2012 | 88 |
2012-2013 | 91 |
2013-2014 | 98 |
2014-2015 | 93 |
2015-2016 | 109 |
2016-2017 | 84 |
2017-2018 | 65 |
2018-2019 | 60 |
2019-2020 | 51 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System |
Asked by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in a same-sex female relationship, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.
The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.
| Female Defendants | Male Defendants | % of Relationships Recorded |
2010-2011 | 28 | 56 | 16.7% |
2011-2012 | 45 | 77 | 30.0% |
2012-2013 | 54 | 84 | 47.7% |
2013-2014 | 80 | 97 | 52.7% |
2014-2015 | 127 | 129 | 55.4% |
2015-2016 | 160 | 186 | 55.6% |
2016-2017 | 136 | 141 | 52.4% |
2017-2018 | 108 | 130 | 48.7% |
2018-2019 | 88 | 137 | 48.9% |
2019-2020 | 84 | 144 | 56.4% |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.
Female Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
East Midlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Eastern | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
London North | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
London South | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
North East | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
North West | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
South East | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
South West | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Thames and Chiltern | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wessex | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
West Midlands | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
Male Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
East Midlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Eastern | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
London North | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
London South | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
North East | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
North West | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
South East | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
South West | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Thames and Chiltern | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
Wessex | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
West Midlands | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
Asked by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in a same-sex male relationship, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.
The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.
| Female Defendants | Male Defendants | % of Relationships Recorded |
2010-2011 | 28 | 56 | 16.7% |
2011-2012 | 45 | 77 | 30.0% |
2012-2013 | 54 | 84 | 47.7% |
2013-2014 | 80 | 97 | 52.7% |
2014-2015 | 127 | 129 | 55.4% |
2015-2016 | 160 | 186 | 55.6% |
2016-2017 | 136 | 141 | 52.4% |
2017-2018 | 108 | 130 | 48.7% |
2018-2019 | 88 | 137 | 48.9% |
2019-2020 | 84 | 144 | 56.4% |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.
Female Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
East Midlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Eastern | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
London North | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
London South | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
North East | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
North West | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
South East | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
South West | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Thames and Chiltern | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wessex | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
West Midlands | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
Male Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
East Midlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Eastern | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
London North | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
London South | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
North East | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
North West | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
South East | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
South West | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Thames and Chiltern | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
Wessex | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
West Midlands | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
Asked by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in same-sex relationships, by (a) gender and (b) county in England and Wales, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.
The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.
| Female Defendants | Male Defendants | % of Relationships Recorded |
2010-2011 | 28 | 56 | 16.7% |
2011-2012 | 45 | 77 | 30.0% |
2012-2013 | 54 | 84 | 47.7% |
2013-2014 | 80 | 97 | 52.7% |
2014-2015 | 127 | 129 | 55.4% |
2015-2016 | 160 | 186 | 55.6% |
2016-2017 | 136 | 141 | 52.4% |
2017-2018 | 108 | 130 | 48.7% |
2018-2019 | 88 | 137 | 48.9% |
2019-2020 | 84 | 144 | 56.4% |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.
Female Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
East Midlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Eastern | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
London North | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
London South | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
North East | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
North West | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
South East | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
South West | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Thames and Chiltern | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wessex | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
West Midlands | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
Male Defendants | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Cymru Wales | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
East Midlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Eastern | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
London North | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
London South | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Merseyside & Cheshire | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
North East | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
North West | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
South East | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
South West | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Thames and Chiltern | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
Wessex | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
West Midlands | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System