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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) estimate of costs of in-house advocates conducting magistrates\u2019 courts advocacy and actual expenditure on agents in magistrates\u2019 courts for each of the last five years is contained in table 1.<\/p>

The CPS estimate of costs of in-house advocates conducting Crown Court advocacy and actual expenditure on external advocates in relation to Crown Court (and Higher Court) advocacy for each of the last five years is contained in table 2.<\/p>

CPS estimate of savings generated by deploying in-house advocates in the Crown Court for each of the last five years is contained in table 3.<\/p>

Data is not available on average or cumulative savings generated by using in-house advocates in magistrates\u2019 courts. However, the comparative costs of Associate Prosecutors, Crown Prosecutors and agents for conducting a half-day session for each of the last five years are contained in table 4.<\/p>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

TABLE 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Estimated costs of CPS Magistrates\u2019 Courts advocacy<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>


<\/p><\/td>

Associate Prosecutor <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Crown Prosecutor<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Agent Expenditure<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

12,164,068<\/p><\/td>

29,655,623<\/p><\/td>

4,098,666<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

11,581,064<\/p><\/td>

26,877,107<\/p><\/td>

3,490,891<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

9,931,437<\/p><\/td>

20,121,006<\/p><\/td>

7,286,085<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8,159,307<\/p><\/td>

17,867,614<\/p><\/td>

7,666,157<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,182,378<\/p><\/td>

16,812,230<\/p><\/td>

7,318,740<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1) Estimated costs of Crown Prosecutor sessions, include Senior Crown Prosecutor<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2) Estimated in-house costs on three hours activity per half-day session at full-cost rates<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3) Agent expenditure is actual expenditure, including VAT<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4) Expenditure data source: CPS accounting system<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5) Prosecutor cost data source: Sessions = CIS; Cost = Finance Directorate 6) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

TABLE 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Estimated costs of CPS Crown Court advocacy<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>


<\/p><\/td>

Estimated in-house advocate costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Expenditure on external advocates<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20,020,236<\/p><\/td>

134,194,869<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20,787,591<\/p><\/td>

111,041,044<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20,286,293<\/p><\/td>

110,608,524<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

21,759,812<\/p><\/td>

114,606,541<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

15,932,453<\/p><\/td>

118,522,045<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1) External advocate costs include VAT<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2) Expenditure on external advocates will include some advocacy in Higher Courts.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3) Expenditure on external advocates includes central Casework Divisions<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4) In-house advocacy cost data source: CPS Corporate Information System<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5) Expenditure data source: CPS accounting system<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

6) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p>

TABLE 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

CPS estimated savings in external advocate fees by deploying in-house advocates in the Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

11,808,667<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

12,375,099<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

10,321,942<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,130,080<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

9,672,863<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td>


<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1) Savings based on estimate of counsel fees saved minus full cost of deploying in-house advocate<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2) Savings data source: CPS Corporate Information System
3) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

TABLE 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

CPS estimated cost of conducting half-day magistrates' courts session<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£<\/p><\/td>

Associate Prosecutor <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Crown Prosecutor<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Agent <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

113<\/p><\/td>

153<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

115<\/p><\/td>

156<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

117<\/p><\/td>

158<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

117<\/p><\/td>

161<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

117<\/p><\/td>

163<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1) In-house costs estimated, based on 3 hours activity, at full-cost rates<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2) Crown Prosecutor session costs includes Senior Crown Prosecutor<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3) Agent half-day session rate includes VAT at 20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4) Data source for staff costs: Finance Directorate 5) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-11-19T13:16:55.223Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Prosecution Service: Staff"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the total expenditure on (a) in-house advocates and (b) external advocates in (i) magistrates' courts and (ii) the Crown court in each year since 2010-11; and what the average saving to the Crown Prosecution Service was from using in-house advocates in each of those years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"} ], "uin" : "15558"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426985", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426985/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Departmental Expenditure Limit for HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor includes the Government Legal Department (GLD), the Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). The estimated underspend against the Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit is £2.69m. Total expenditure is estimated to be £190m.<\/p>

GLD sets its fees and fee rates at the beginning of the year with the aim of achieving full cost recovery and in line with HM Treasury guidance Managing Public Money<\/em>. In setting the fees and fee rate judgements about volumes of work, the impact of inflation, and cost are made and as a result it is normal for there to be a variance.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-11-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-11-16T15:47:08.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Attorney General: Public Expenditure"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the amount of expected underspend for his office against departmental expenditure limits in 2015-16.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"} ], "uin" : "15536"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426986", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426986/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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>

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>

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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-11-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-11-16T15:42:08.21Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Trials: Per Capita Costs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 11888, for what reason the (a) prosecution cost per defendant and (b) overall spend per completed case has increased since 2010-11.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"} ], "uin" : "15538"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/420581", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/420581/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

I refer the Hon.Member to the answer given by the Solicitor General to question 2337<\/a> on 17 June 2015.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-10-15T15:34:50.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office is currently negotiating; and what recent progress has been made in each of those negotiations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"} ], "uin" : "11438"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 4, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }