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Domestic Domestic Violence Mini-site

Ms Claire Curtis- Thomas MP: To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases the Crown Prosecution Service have prosecuted on Merseyside which concern domestic violence which have been pursued by the police as primary complainant without the corroboration of the individual assaulted

Solicitor General: The Crown Prosecution Service does not routinely collect data that shows the nature of the evidence on which a domestic violence case proceeds. CPS Policy Directorate is currently analysing the results of a national snapshot survey of cases finalised in December 2003. This will provide some information about the point raised by the Honourable Member with regard to cases finalised in December 2003. Until CPS case-tracking systems are fully computerised, the detailed information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by trawling through all domestic violence cases for a specified period.

Last update: 29 July 2004