Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Attorney General:
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving prosecution rates for knife crime.
Answered by Robert Buckland
Government departments are working quickly to tackle this serious issue.
As part of our strong response, the Prime Minister hosted a Serious Youth Violence Summit at 10 Downing Street, with the support of the Home Secretary, from 1 to 4 April, which I took part in.
The Summit will now lead on to an increased programme of work across Government and beyond that will be overseen by a new Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Prime Minister, to drive action across Government.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:
| Local Authorities | Hospital Trusts | Coroners | Other Organisations and Individuals |
2011-2012 | 850 | 167 | 7 | 731 |
2012-2013 | 848 | 151 | 2 | 659 |
2013-2014 | 827 | 155 | 2 | 980 |
2014-2015 | 684 | 79 | 7 | 4155 |
2015-2016 | 653 | 101 | 4 | 2372 |
2016-2017 | 568 | 89 | 2 | 984 |
2017-2018 | 909 | 108 | 1 | 1752 |
2018-to date | 438 | 61 | 0 | 1158 |
These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.
The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:
| Total Number of Referrals | Local Authorities | Hospital Trusts | Coroners | Other Organisations and Individuals |
2011-2012 | 1755 | 48.4% | 9.5% | 0.4% | 41.7% |
2012-2013 | 1660 | 51.1% | 9.1% | 0.1% | 39.7% |
2013-2014 | 1964 | 42.1% | 7.9% | 0.1% | 49.9% |
2014-2015 | 4925 | 13.9% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 84.4% |
2015-2016 | 3130 | 20.9% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 75.8% |
2016-2017 | 1643 | 34.6% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 59.9% |
2017-2018 | 2770 | 32.8% | 3.9% | 0.05% | 63.25% |
2018-to date | 1657 | 26.4% | 3.7% | 0% | 69.9% |