The table below shows the recorded number of staff employed in the Law Officers' Departments\u2019 who work in the main headquarters buildings:<\/p>
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Department<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Building<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff Headcount <\/strong>(1)<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/p><\/td> 20 Victoria Street, London<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department<\/p><\/td> One Kemble Street, London<\/p><\/td> 872<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate<\/p><\/td> One Kemble Street, London<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Serious Fraud Office<\/p><\/td> 2-4 Cockspur Street, London<\/p><\/td> 350<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Crown Prosecution Service (2)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London<\/p><\/td> 945<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> (1)<\/sup> The data provided only covers permanent staff and those employed on fixed term contracts.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> (2)<\/sup> The CPS also has two additional regional headquarters buildings in Wakefield and York.<\/em><\/p> <\/p>"}
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