Perjury And Perverting The Course Of Justice: Prosecutions

Lord Rawlinson of Ewell
asked Her Majesty's Government:On how many occasions in the past two years have (a) a party and (b) a witness in actions for defamation been prosecuted for perjury or obstructing the course of justice or similar offences arising from the giving of evidence or in a sworn statement; and [HL2181]On how many occasions in the past few years have:

(a) a person convicted of an offence; and(b) a witness to an alibi which by their verdict the jury have rejected been prosecuted for an offence of perjury or obstructing the course of justice or similar offence arising from giving evidence or in a sworn statement. [HL2182]

Lord Williams of Mostyn
The three separate court databases for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland do not identify cases to the detail required. However, limited information on the number of cases for offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice is given in the tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Offence description                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|Perjury and false statements (also false declarations and representations made punishable by any statute)                                                                                      |
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|Attempting to pervert the course of justice (attempting to pervert the course of public justice—fabrication of false evidence, cause person to be wrongly convicted, interference with witness)|
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|Offence description                      |
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|False representation                     |
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|Perjury                                  |
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|Subornation of perjury                   |
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|Total                                    |
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|Attempts to defeat the ends of justice   |
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|Attempts to pervert the course of justice|
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|Defeat the ends of justice               |
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|Pervert the course of justice            |
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|Public mischief                          |
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|Total                                    |
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|Offence description             |
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|Perjury by a witness            |
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|Perverting the course of justice|
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