| Heading: |
Crown Prosecution Service |
| Question ID: |
1744725 |
| UIN: |
16135 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4008 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dame Caroline Dinenage
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| Asking Member handle: |
cj_dinenage
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@cj_dinenage
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answer text: |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for making charging decisions and is independent of both the police and the government. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice does not have oversight over the CPS.However, whilst the listing of cases is a ma... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |