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<p>Each of the 14 CPS Areas has a dedicated RASSO Unit, staffed by specially trained
prosecutors and other operational delivery staff, equipped to deal with the complexities
of rape cases. The below data shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff
employed in each CPS RASSO Unit, which were established in 2016, as of 31 March for
each year from 2017. The figures are set out in decimals as there are many part-time
members of staff who work in RASSO Units.</p><p> </p><p>CPS Areas are not uniform
in size and as such there is a disparity in the staffing levels between each Area.
Furthermore, case numbers and types of case in RASSO Units may vary from year to year
and across Areas.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important to note that CPS Areas have the
flexibility to move staff between teams to support local needs. While the below figures
show the number of FTE staff employed in each CPS RASSO Unit in each year, they do
not include members of staff who have been moved to teams in other Areas to support
local needs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPS Area</strong></td><td><strong>2017</strong></td><td><strong>2018</strong></td><td><strong>2019</strong></td><td><strong>2020</strong></td><td><strong>2021</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Cymru
Wales</td><td>27.01</td><td>24.64</td><td>21.64</td><td>20.06</td><td>18.97</td></tr><tr><td>East
Midlands</td><td>20.02</td><td>20.54</td><td>22.19</td><td>20.14</td><td>23.95</td></tr><tr><td>East
of England</td><td>22.29</td><td>23.85</td><td>23.70</td><td>19.19</td><td>19.65</td></tr><tr><td>London
North</td><td>*</td><td>31.76</td><td>31.75</td><td>24.76</td><td>26.11</td></tr><tr><td>London
South</td><td>*</td><td>38.02</td><td>36.33</td><td>33.01</td><td>34.14</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside
and Cheshire</td><td>19.98</td><td>21.80</td><td>20.94</td><td>19.95</td><td>19.48</td></tr><tr><td>North
East</td><td>27.00</td><td>28.31</td><td>28.68</td><td>26.70</td><td>24.49</td></tr><tr><td>North
West</td><td>44.57</td><td>50.53</td><td>47.87</td><td>45.82</td><td>42.26</td></tr><tr><td>South
East</td><td>27.96</td><td>25.15</td><td>24..64</td><td>20.91</td><td>19.21</td></tr><tr><td>South
West</td><td>23.29</td><td>21.90</td><td>20.02</td><td>18.08</td><td>16.68</td></tr><tr><td>Thames
and Chiltern</td><td>19.80</td><td>21.82</td><td>20.02</td><td>27.33</td><td>24.14</td></tr><tr><td>Wessex</td><td>26.26</td><td>21.30</td><td>22.52</td><td>18.98</td><td>19.33</td></tr><tr><td>West
Midlands</td><td>34.38</td><td>33.69</td><td>35.74</td><td>36.51</td><td>34.05</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire
and Humberside</td><td>37.45</td><td>34.80</td><td>35.06</td><td>32.48</td><td>35.95</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Prior
to 2017, London South and London North operated as a single CPS Area, and the combined
number of FTE staff in the pan-London RASSO Unit for 2017 was 66.23.</p><p> </p>
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