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<p>The increase in (a) average prosecution cost per defendant and (b) overall spend
per completed case reflects the significant change in the caseload mix since 2010-11.</p><p>For
example, the prosecution of low level traffic offences has been transferred to the
police since 2010-11, leading to a fall of 61.1% in motoring cases. A rising proportion
of the CPS workload is now geared towards larger and more complex cases, including
non-recent sexual abuse cases.</p><p>The average costs are also unadjusted for inflation.
If average costs for each prior year were all restated in terms of 2014-15 prices,
then they would all be increased accordingly.</p>
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