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Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
Thursday 1st July 2021

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.


Written Question
Rape: Prosecutions
Wednesday 13th January 2021

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


Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
Thursday 8th October 2020

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


Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
Thursday 8th October 2020

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


Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
Thursday 8th October 2020

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