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<p>The Law Officers' Departments have been actively reducing their estate running
costs since 2010 in line with Government policy and have already made significant
savings.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) estate rationalisation programme
began in 2009 and is set to be completed in 2016, with most of the leases on empty
property having expired by then. This programme has already led to a reduction in
expenditure and increased efficiency. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has paid
£320,178.38 in property business rates in the current financial year on the properties
which are currently recorded as vacant on the ePIMS database as at 14 March 2014.
The costs figure has been produced by DTZ who are CPS' managing agents and has not
yet been audited.</p><p>The Treasury Solicitor's Department owns a lease on a building
which has some vacant space. This building attracts full business rates in the current
financial year. This lease is due to expire in 2016. The estimated business rates
for the vacant proportion of the property for 2013/14 are £59 372.71</p><p>The remaining
Law Officers' Departments do not have any vacant properties.</p><p> </p>
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