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HANSARDDefendants: Mental HealthYes and yes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to welcome the use of mental health treatment requirement orders, because they provide courts in Devon and elsewhere with a…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Contracts: Serious Fraud OfficeI meet regularly with the director of the Serious Fraud Office to discuss casework and corporate matters. I can confirm that the SFO is indeed investigating a number of suspected…10 Feb 2022HANSARDProceeds of CrimeI am happy to discuss that matter with the hon. Gentleman. Where criticisms are made of the Serious Fraud Office, we will have no hesitation in acting robustly and promptly. That…10 Feb 2022HANSARDProceeds of CrimeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for very properly pressing this case on behalf of her constituents. The SFO continues to investigate the dealings of London Capital & Finance plc…10 Feb 2022HANSARDProceeds of CrimeThe SFO has had a very positive year in delivering on its commitment to recover the proceeds of crime. [Interruption.] If the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) will…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Contracts: Serious Fraud OfficeIt is extremely important that we in this House do not inadvertently misrepresent a judgment that has been made in the High Court. In the case that the hon. Gentleman refers to,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDFinancial CrimeI send our best wishes to the shadow Attorney General as she recovers. The hon. Gentleman is not right in the way he characterises the Government’s approach. He did not mention,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDFinancial CrimeAt the 2019 spending review, the CPS received over £80 million. At this spending review, the Government awarded an additional 12% to boost the number of prosecutors and the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDFinancial CrimeAs so often, my hon. Friend speaks authoritatively. He is absolutely right that fraud shatters lives and can destroy people’s future in the process. He is right that we need to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Disclosure between PartiesEffective disclosure is a vital part of the criminal justice process, and it is inseparable from the right to a fair trial. The Attorney General is now undertaking the first…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Disclosure between PartiesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for once again raising a really powerful point. In my discussions with police officers up and down the country, this issue of redaction has…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Disclosure between PartiesThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. It is incredibly important that when complainants are brave enough to make these allegations, they are not then subject to intrusive,…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Disclosure between PartiesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question and for his kind welcome. That judgment was a significant one and we take it extremely seriously, but he is wrong to say that…06 Jan 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls/Hate Crimes: Successful ProsecutionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that question. He is absolutely right, and that is why we have rolled out an increased number of independent sexual violence…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCPS Prosecutions: Serious CrimeMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Economic crime is not a victimless crime; it strikes at the very heart of the society that we want to be. I am pleased to see that the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery of Criminal Justice SystemAs always, my hon. Friend makes an important point. Magistrates courts hear more than 90% of all criminal cases—a point that is not always given the emphasis that it might be. In…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery of Criminal Justice SystemThe Law Officers frequently meet the CPS and colleagues in the Ministry of Justice and elsewhere to progress the recovery of the criminal justice system. It is welcome that the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCPS Prosecutions: Serious CrimeThrough its three national central casework divisions and 13 regional complex casework units, the CPS continues to work with the National Crime Agency and other criminal justice…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRape Conviction RatesI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent question. She is a tireless champion of this issue in North Devon. Every agency, from the police to the CPS to Whitehall Departments, has…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRape Conviction RatesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind words. As always, he is absolutely right: we have to strike this important balance in respect of digital evidence to ensure that the…18 Nov 2021