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<p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cases are not prosecuted exclusively by self-employed
advocates or in-house advocates. Many cases are transferred between self-employed
and in-house advocates and therefore it is not possible to report on the number or
proportion of cases prosecuted solely by one type of advocate or the other.</p><p>However,
the CPS does record the proportion of work undertaken across the 13 CPS Areas in the
Crown Court by self-employed advocates by value, in accordance with the graduated
fee scheme (GFS). CPS records show:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Crown
Court Advocacy (13 Area position)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>SELF-EMPLOYED
ADVOCATES</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>% of prosecutions by
GFS value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost to the CPS of fees paid to self-employed advocates
in relation to Crown Court and Higher Court advice, preparation and advocacy for each
of the last six years is:</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: £114,606,541</p><p>2012-13: £110,608,524</p><p>2011-12;
£111,041,044</p><p>2010-11: £134,194,869</p><p>2009-10: £135,296,368</p><p>2008-09:
£127,132,677</p><p> </p><p>Note: Figures include VAT and are all fees paid to self-employed
advocates not just those paid under the graduated fee scheme.</p><p>All of the cases
prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office in the Crown Court are prosecuted by external
counsel. Costs associated with this are detailed in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fees
to counsel relating</strong></p><p><strong> to prosecution work</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p><p> </p><p>£3,146k</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>£2,313k</p></td><td><p> </p><p>
</p><p>£3,651k</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>£4,008k</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>£3,548k</p></td><td><p>
</p><p> </p><p>£4,167k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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