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<p>In April 2022, The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) launched a new Serious Economic,
Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID) which brings together specialists
in economic crime, organised crime, proceeds of crime and international to deliver
justice, combat crime across borders and take money from criminals.</p><p> </p><p>This
combined team of specialists will continue to work closely with investigators to disrupt
the emerging threats of organised criminal gangs using cyber technology to exploit
people, businesses, and the Government. Victims of complex SEOCID cases are often
based in multiple jurisdictions. The directorate will work to improve their experience
by ensuring investigators and prosecutors work closely and have a joint victim and
witness strategy from the outset.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing the new Serious Economic,
Organised Crime and International Directorate is part of the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/economic-crime-strategy-2025"
target="_blank">CPS Economic Crime Strategy 2025</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of
staff and prosecutors can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Head
Count</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> FTE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HC of Prosecutors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE
of Prosecutors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SERIOUS ECONOMIC ORGANISED CRIME INTERNATIONAL
(SEOCID)</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>372.38</p></td><td><p>186.00</p></td><td><p>177.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL
CRIME AND COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>140.29</p></td><td><p>69.00</p></td><td><p>67.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand
Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>540</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>512.66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>255.00</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244.76</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>NB: The data has been extracted from the CPS Oracle HR database and is
accurate at point of enquiry on 21 April 2022. Consequent changes to data input may
mean that this data will change at some point in the future.</em></p><p><em>*The system
reports data as at the last day of the month rather than the first or any date in-between
therefore the table is presented to the nearest reportable date to the questions asked.
</em></p><p><em>*FTE figures have been rounded</em></p><p> </p>
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