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<p>The number of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each Region and
in CPS Direct in each year from 2010 (As at 31 December of each year) is listed in
the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
Casework</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS
Direct</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS
Headquarters</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru
Wales</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1203</p></td><td><p>1233</p></td><td><p>1047</p></td><td><p>955</p></td><td><p>937</p></td><td><p>876</p></td><td><p>924</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
North</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
South</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside
& Cheshire</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West Group</p></td><td><p>769</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames
& Chiltern</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands Group</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
& Humberside Group</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8344</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7672</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7373</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6633</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6384</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5922</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5954</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5989</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5946</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*Note: Following an organisational restructure in 2011 some CPS commands were
changed from Groups to single Areas under the leadership of a single Chief Crown Prosecutor.</p><p>Data
Source: Trent HR Database February 2019.</p>
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