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registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many CPS (a) staff and (b) prosecutors work in the Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate as of 19 April 2022; and how many of those staff work primarily on issues of (i) international justice and organised crime, (ii) special crime and counter terrorism and (ii) fraud.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	155652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <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> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/04/2022 12:57:30 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1416041

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff the CPS employed (a) overall and (b) in the International Justice and Organised Crime Division, (c) in the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division and (d) in the Specialist Fraud Division as of (i) 24 January 2022, (ii) 1 January 2022, (iii) 1 January 2021, (iv) 1 January 2020, (v) 1 January 2019, (vi) 1 January 2018, (vii) 1 January 2017, and (viii) 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	110297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>The Data set out in the table below shows CPS headcount (a) overall, (b) in the International Justice and Organised Crime Division, (c) in the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division and (d) in the Specialist Fraud Division as close to those dates specified.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year / CPS Overall Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CPS Prosecutor Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p><strong>31/12/2015* / 5922</strong></p></td><td><p>ORGANISED CRIME</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTERNATIONAL</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p><strong>31/12/2016* / 5954</strong></p></td><td><p>ORGANISED CRIME</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTERNATIONAL</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>31/12/2017* / 5989</strong></p></td><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ORGANISED CRIME DIVISION</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>31/12/2018* / 5946</strong></p></td><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ORGANISED CRIME DIVISION</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>31/12/2019* / 6066</strong></p></td><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ORGANISED CRIME DIVISION</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>31/12/2020* / 6594</strong></p></td><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ORGANISED CRIME DIVISION</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>31/12/2021* / 6888</strong></p></td><td><p>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ORGANISED CRIME DIVISION</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIAL CRIME &amp; COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPECIALIST FRAUD</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>NB: The CPS has undergone change to its team structures during the specified period. The International Justice and Organised Crime Division has been in existence since 2017. Therefore, staff headcount numbers for 2015 and 2016 relate to the previous structure in place at the time.</em></p><p> </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> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/01/2022 09:26:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1386897

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutors were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service as of (a) 1 January 2017, (b) 1 January 2018, (c) 1 January 2019, (d) 1 January 2020, (e) 1 January 2021 and (f) 1 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	90844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The number of prosecutors employed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year***</td><td>CPS Prosecutor Headcount</td></tr><tr><td>31/12/2016</td><td>2623</td></tr><tr><td>31/12/2017</td><td>2634</td></tr><tr><td>31/12/2018</td><td>2694</td></tr><tr><td>31/12/2019</td><td>2800</td></tr><tr><td>31/12/2020</td><td>3025</td></tr><tr><td>30/11/3021</td><td>3118</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>*The data has been extracted from the CPS Oracle HR database and is accurate at point of enquiry on 14<sup>th</sup> December 2021. 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 therefore the table is presented to the nearest reportable date to the questions asked.</em></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/12/2021 09:46:23 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1361434

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in rape and serious sexual offences units in each (a) CPS area and (b) year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	58992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Each of the 14 CPS Areas has a dedicated RASSO Unit, staffed by specially trained prosecutors and other operational delivery staff, equipped to deal with the complexities of rape cases. The below data shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed in each CPS RASSO Unit, which were established in 2016, as of 31 March for each year from 2017. The figures are set out in decimals as there are many part-time members of staff who work in RASSO Units.</p><p> </p><p>CPS Areas are not uniform in size and as such there is a disparity in the staffing levels between each Area. Furthermore, case numbers and types of case in RASSO Units may vary from year to year and across Areas.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important to note that CPS Areas have the flexibility to move staff between teams to support local needs. While the below figures show the number of FTE staff employed in each CPS RASSO Unit in each year, they do not include members of staff who have been moved to teams in other Areas to support local needs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPS Area</strong></td><td><strong>2017</strong></td><td><strong>2018</strong></td><td><strong>2019</strong></td><td><strong>2020</strong></td><td><strong>2021</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Cymru Wales</td><td>27.01</td><td>24.64</td><td>21.64</td><td>20.06</td><td>18.97</td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>20.02</td><td>20.54</td><td>22.19</td><td>20.14</td><td>23.95</td></tr><tr><td>East of England</td><td>22.29</td><td>23.85</td><td>23.70</td><td>19.19</td><td>19.65</td></tr><tr><td>London North</td><td>*</td><td>31.76</td><td>31.75</td><td>24.76</td><td>26.11</td></tr><tr><td>London South</td><td>*</td><td>38.02</td><td>36.33</td><td>33.01</td><td>34.14</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside and Cheshire</td><td>19.98</td><td>21.80</td><td>20.94</td><td>19.95</td><td>19.48</td></tr><tr><td>North East</td><td>27.00</td><td>28.31</td><td>28.68</td><td>26.70</td><td>24.49</td></tr><tr><td>North West</td><td>44.57</td><td>50.53</td><td>47.87</td><td>45.82</td><td>42.26</td></tr><tr><td>South East</td><td>27.96</td><td>25.15</td><td>24..64</td><td>20.91</td><td>19.21</td></tr><tr><td>South West</td><td>23.29</td><td>21.90</td><td>20.02</td><td>18.08</td><td>16.68</td></tr><tr><td>Thames and Chiltern</td><td>19.80</td><td>21.82</td><td>20.02</td><td>27.33</td><td>24.14</td></tr><tr><td>Wessex</td><td>26.26</td><td>21.30</td><td>22.52</td><td>18.98</td><td>19.33</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>34.38</td><td>33.69</td><td>35.74</td><td>36.51</td><td>34.05</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire and Humberside</td><td>37.45</td><td>34.80</td><td>35.06</td><td>32.48</td><td>35.95</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Prior to 2017, London South and London North operated as a single CPS Area, and the combined number of FTE staff in the pan-London RASSO Unit for 2017 was 66.23.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/10/2021 08:47:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves