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HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Covid-19 RecoveryOne of the things that we will be looking at is the cloud video platform. The CPSI report published recently recognised the flexibility and adaptability of the CPS in responding…20 May 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Covid-19 RecoveryAs the hon. Lady may know, a rape review is due to be published soon. Together with the police, the Crown Prosecution Service introduced an interim charging protocol in April 2020…20 May 2021HANSARDProsecution of Hate CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute cases referred to it by the police and other law enforcement agencies, and where the test set…20 May 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Covid-19 RecoveryI thank my right hon. Friend for the point he makes. He thinks of the defence position, and is right to do so, and I am very grateful to him for raising it. I recognise how…20 May 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsOf course, the issue of the police is a matter for the Home Office, but I would say that I know the police are working very hard to prioritise and focus on these domestic abuse…20 May 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsI do not think it is accurate to refer to the criminal justice system as failing women and girls. It is a high focus for the criminal justice system, and there are a lot of…20 May 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Covid-19 RecoveryYes, tackling domestic abuse, as I have been saying, is a key focus of the Government. In my hon. Friend’s constituency, the CPS south-east region, which covers her area,…20 May 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Covid-19 RecoveryI am pleased that inspections in both June 2020 and March 2021 found that the CPS responded well to the challenges caused by covid-19. Those inspections were by Her Majesty’s…20 May 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsThe hon. Lady is right to point to the case load. In fact, the Crown Prosecution Service’s case load has increased considerably. It is also right to point out that the conviction…20 May 2021HANSARDCPS Complex Casework UnitsThank you very much, Mr Speaker. The Crown Prosecution Service complex casework units undertake some of the most complex and serious casework handled by the CPS. A recent report…18 Mar 2021HANSARDModern SlaveryThe Crown Prosecution Service continues to work with police and law enforcement agencies to prosecute modern slavery cases. Early engagement among prosecutors and investigators is…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCounty Lines Drug DealingI commend my hon. Friend for making that point, and he is absolutely right. I thank him for his support for the prosecution of these odious offenders and offences. My hon. Friend…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCounty Lines Drug DealingThe Crown Prosecution Service and the police are working closely throughout the country to protect against the threats of county lines drug dealing and safeguard vulnerable…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Law on Rights of Refugees: Government ComplianceI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but I am afraid that I cannot discuss what advice I give other Departments and I cannot comment on legislation that the Government have not…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Law on Rights of Refugees: Government ComplianceFrankly, as the Home Office has made quite clear, the UK is a world leader in resettlement, so I do not recognise the point that the hon. Gentleman makes. If one looks at the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCPS Complex Casework UnitsI thank my hon. Friend for that question and for the work he does as Chair of the Select Committee on Justice. I am pleased that the CPS is doing all it can, as it should, along…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCPS Complex Casework UnitsI do not think the emotive language that the hon. Lady uses is appropriate at all, and I have to say that that is not the case. The reality of the matter is that we have said we…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCPS Complex Casework UnitsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As she knows, and as we heard from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition yesterday, we are always willing to discuss these…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCPS Complex Casework UnitsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. The CPS East Midlands complex casework unit recently worked on an operation called Operation Trent, which concerned prosecutions against…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Law on Rights of Refugees: Government ComplianceAny request for my advice is subject to the Law Officers’ convention, but I must make it clear that the UK prides itself on its leadership within the international system and that…18 Mar 2021