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<p>The total number of (a) victim liaison officers and (b) witness care officers that
were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service at the end of each year since 2010-11<strong>,
</strong>can be seen in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>Victim
Liaison [1]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Witness Care</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>182.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>137.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>118.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>89.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><br>
44.11</p></td><td><p>76.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>Data
extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March in each
year. Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database.
Data may differ from previously published data due to differing specifications.</p><br
/><p>There has been a reduction in total staff numbers and the proportion of the workforce
that is employed in witness care units from a peak in 2008. Witness care has been
dealt with primarily by the joint CPS/police Witness Care Units. However, most of
the staff in WCUs are, and have always been, police staff. Witness attendance rates
(which are used as a proxy for satisfaction) have remained above 80%.</p><br /><p>[1]
Dedicated Victim Liaison Units were established by the CPS in 2014</p>
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