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Debate between Margot James and Lord Garnier
Tuesday 10th July 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Garnier Portrait The Solicitor-General
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Deferred prosecution agreements bring with them self-evident advantages: they will ensure that companies are brought to justice, through confession, through whistleblowing or through investigation; they will bring speed, as a resolution in these matters will be brought forward much more quickly—the average SFO case takes about three and a half years and costs about £1.5 million; they will bring compensation to victims; they will avoid collateral damage to innocent parties; and they will provide an additional weapon in the prosecutor’s armoury. I hope that the hon. Lady would welcome that.

Margot James Portrait Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con)
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5. What assessment he has made of the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service inspectorate to review the handling of disclosure in complex cases; and if he will make a statement.