Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on ensuring more effective prosecutions of cases involving violent criminals.

The Home Secretary has not met the Director of Public Prosecutions recently to discuss prosecutions of cases involving violent criminals.

However, an effective law enforcement and criminal justice response is a very important part of the Government’s Serious Violence Strategy, and the Home Secretary and Ministers have regular discussions with senior police officers.