Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question to the Attorney General:
What recent progress the CPS has made on tackling online crime.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The CPS is committed to robustly prosecuting online crime cases, including offline offences with online elements.
In December, the CPS successfully prosecuted three men who, via fake accounts on an online dating platform, met victims to inflict horrendous violent and homophobic abuse. The defendants received significant custodial sentences of between 15 and 17 years.
Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office on tackling economic crime.
Answered by Jeremy Wright - Shadow Attorney General
The Serious Fraud Office does vital work in tackling some of the most serious instances of economic crime. As the superintending Minister for the SFO, I regularly meet with the Director of the SFO to discuss key issues in relation to economic crime.