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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed in each department within the CPS on (a) 30 May 2010 and (b) 30 September 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050582", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050582/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service employed 5,946 staff at 31 December 2018 and 8,569 staff at 30 June 2010. CPS HR management information in relation to staff in post is only available from June 2010.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) the CPS employs and (b) who were employed by the CPS in May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013068", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013068/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2012/13 and 2017/18 are shown in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Full Time Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Part Time Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>5468<\/p><\/td><td><p>1861<\/p><\/td><td><p>7329<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>4417<\/p><\/td><td><p>1563<\/p><\/td><td><p>5980<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Difference<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>-1051<\/p><\/td><td><p>-298<\/p><\/td><td><p>-1349<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>(Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 26/11/18)<\/em><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-28T11:20:37.25Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191883, what the change was in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service between (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011646/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>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><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td><td><p>502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Central Casework Divisions<\/p><\/td><td><p>706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CPS Direct<\/p><\/td><td><p>181<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>275<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>318<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East of England<\/p><\/td><td><p>258<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London North<\/p><\/td><td><p>456<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London South<\/p><\/td><td><p>476<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mersey Cheshire<\/p><\/td><td><p>235<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North West<\/p><\/td><td><p>464<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South East<\/p><\/td><td><p>251<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South West<\/p><\/td><td><p>219<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern<\/p><\/td><td><p>271<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wessex<\/p><\/td><td><p>217<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>422<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside<\/p><\/td><td><p>426<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>5936<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/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><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Headcount Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CPS Headquarters<\/p><\/td><td><p>587<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Central Casework<\/p><\/td><td><p>233<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CPS Direct<\/p><\/td><td><p>158<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>596<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Eastern<\/p><\/td><td><p>432<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td><td><p>498<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; Cumbria<\/p><\/td><td><p>331<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><td><p>1367<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire<\/p><\/td><td><p>385<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North &amp; West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td><td><p>415<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>462<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South East<\/p><\/td><td><p>444<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South West<\/p><\/td><td><p>370<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire &amp; Humberside<\/p><\/td><td><p>311<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern<\/p><\/td><td><p>422<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>480<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wessex<\/p><\/td><td><p>392<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>885<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>8,768<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>(Data Source Trent HR Database as at 22/11/2018)<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175908, how many staff the Crown Prosecution Service employed (a) in each region and (b) at CPS Direct as at (i) 30 September 2018 and (ii) 30 September 2008.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011647/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants. The table below shows the number of prosecutions for both the 12 months ending September 2008 and September 2018 and the change in both volume and percent.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2008 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2018 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Volume Change <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Change % <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Prosecution Caseload <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>1,051,047<\/p><\/td><td><p>511,090<\/p><\/td><td><p>-539,957<\/p><\/td><td><p>-51.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>(Data Source: Case Management Information System)<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The types of cases prosecuted by the CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2008 and 2018. Prosecutions for more serious and complex cases have risen, including a 5% increase in homicide, a 17% increase in fraud and forgery and a 28% increase in sexual offences cases. During the same period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 74% as responsibility for prosecuting some of these cases has transferred to the police.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175908, during the same period what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007768", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007768/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last two years are shown in the table below:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Full Time Personnel<\/p><\/td><td><p>Part Time Personnel<\/p><\/td><td><p>Totals<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>4436<\/p><\/td><td><p>1548<\/p><\/td><td><p>5984<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>4417<\/p><\/td><td><p>1563<\/p><\/td><td><p>5980<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Difference<\/p><\/td><td><p>-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>+15<\/p><\/td><td><p>-4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>(Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 16/11/18)<\/em><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-20T12:27:50.023Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_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 the change has been in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last two years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Londonderry"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"}
      ], "uin" : "191883"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/983115", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/983115/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Crown Prosecution Service employed 5,936 staff at 30 September 2018 and 8,768 staff at 30 September 2008.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T11:51:48.48Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_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, how many staff the CPS (a) employs and (b) employed 10 years ago.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Selly Oak"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
      ], "uin" : "175908"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/929335", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/929335/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Whilst the Crown Prosecution Service has seen a reduction of staff, this does not necessarily correlate to the decreasing caseload. During the same period, the volume of police charged cases and referrals for pre-charge decisions has declined. Importantly, the Crown Prosecution Service has maintained its conviction rate of around 84% throughout this time.<\/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" : "2018-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-07-09T13:33:25.467Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Prosecution Service: Staff"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the reduction in the number of CPS staff on the number of criminal charges brought in England and Wales between 2010 and 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scunthorpe"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nic Dakin"}
      ], "uin" : "156623"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426981", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426981/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>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><br /><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><br /><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><br /><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><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>TABLE 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Estimated costs of CPS Magistrates\u2019 Courts advocacy<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Associate Prosecutor <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Crown Prosecutor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Agent Expenditure<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>12,164,068<\/p><\/td><td><p>29,655,623<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,098,666<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>11,581,064<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,877,107<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,490,891<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,931,437<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,121,006<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,286,085<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>8,159,307<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,867,614<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,666,157<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,182,378<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,812,230<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,318,740<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p>1) Estimated costs of Crown Prosecutor sessions, include Senior Crown Prosecutor<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p>2) Estimated in-house costs on three hours activity per half-day session at full-cost rates<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>3) Agent expenditure is actual expenditure, including VAT<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>4) Expenditure data source: CPS accounting system<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>5) Prosecutor cost data source: Sessions = CIS; Cost = Finance Directorate 6) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>TABLE 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Estimated costs of CPS Crown Court advocacy<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Estimated in-house advocate costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Expenditure on external advocates<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>20,020,236<\/p><\/td><td><p>134,194,869<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>20,787,591<\/p><\/td><td><p>111,041,044<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>20,286,293<\/p><\/td><td><p>110,608,524<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>21,759,812<\/p><\/td><td><p>114,606,541<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>15,932,453<\/p><\/td><td><p>118,522,045<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>1) External advocate costs include VAT<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p>2) Expenditure on external advocates will include some advocacy in Higher Courts.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><p>3) Expenditure on external advocates includes central Casework Divisions<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>4) In-house advocacy cost data source: CPS Corporate Information System<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>5) Expenditure data source: CPS accounting system<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>6) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TABLE 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>CPS estimated savings in external advocate fees by deploying in-house advocates in the Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>11,808,667<\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>12,375,099<\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>10,321,942<\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,130,080<\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,672,863<\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><td><p><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><p>1) Savings based on estimate of counsel fees saved minus full cost of deploying in-house advocate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>2) Savings data source: CPS Corporate Information System <br> 3) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TABLE 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>CPS estimated cost of conducting half-day magistrates' courts session<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£<\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Associate Prosecutor <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Crown Prosecutor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Agent <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>113<\/p><\/td><td><p>153<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>115<\/p><\/td><td><p>156<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>158<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>161<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>163<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Notes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>1) In-house costs estimated, based on 3 hours activity, at full-cost rates<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p>2) Crown Prosecutor session costs includes Senior Crown Prosecutor<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>3) Agent half-day session rate includes VAT at 20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>4) Data source for staff costs: Finance Directorate 5) The figures above are not inflation adjusted<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "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"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/426983/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The total number of (a) victim liaison officers and (b) witness care officers that were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service at the end of each year since 2010-11<strong>, <\/strong>can be seen in the table below.<\/p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><p><strong>Victim Liaison [1]<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Witness Care<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTE<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>FTE<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>N/A<\/p><\/td><td><p>182.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>N/A<\/p><\/td><td><p>137.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>N/A<\/p><\/td><td><p>118.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>N/A<\/p><\/td><td><p>89.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><br> 44.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>76.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p><p>Data extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31<sup>st<\/sup> March in each year. Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database. Data may differ from previously published data due to differing specifications.<\/p><br /><p>There has been a reduction in total staff numbers and the proportion of the workforce that is employed in witness care units from a peak in 2008. Witness care has been dealt with primarily by the joint CPS/police Witness Care Units. However, most of the staff in WCUs are, and have always been, police staff. Witness attendance rates (which are used as a proxy for satisfaction) have remained above 80%.<\/p><br /><p>[1] Dedicated Victim Liaison Units were established by the CPS in 2014<\/p>"}
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