As of 30 September 2018, the CPS employed a total of 5,936 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions. A breakdown is provided in the following table:<\/p>
Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td> 502<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central Casework Divisions<\/p><\/td> 706<\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Direct<\/p><\/td> 181<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td> 275<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 318<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 258<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London North<\/p><\/td> 456<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London South<\/p><\/td> 476<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mersey Cheshire<\/p><\/td> 235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 259<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 464<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 251<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 219<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames & Chiltern<\/p><\/td> 271<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wessex<\/p><\/td> 217<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire & Humberside<\/p><\/td> 426<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5936<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> As of 30 September 2008, the CPS employed a total of 8,768 staff across its Area/Regional and HQ functions. A breakdown is provided in the following table:<\/p> Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td> 587<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central Casework<\/p><\/td> 233<\/p><\/td><\/tr> CPS Direct<\/p><\/td> 158<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 596<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eastern<\/p><\/td> 432<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td> 498<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire & Cumbria<\/p><\/td> 331<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 1367<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merseyside & Cheshire<\/p><\/td> 385<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North & West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 415<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 462<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 444<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 370<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire & Humberside<\/p><\/td> 311<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames & Chiltern<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td> 480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wessex<\/p><\/td> 392<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 885<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,768<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> (Data Source Trent HR Database as at 22/11/2018)<\/p>"}
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