The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not keep records on how many occasions CPS staff deputised for a role at a higher grade than their own but were not paid at the corresponding rate. This data cannot be gathered without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Northampton North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Ellis"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-03T09:15:18.067Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Prosecution Service: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions Crown Prosecution Service staff deputised for a role at a higher grade than their own but were not paid at the corresponding rate in each of the last four quarters.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dwyfor Meirionnydd"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"} ], "uin" : "282467"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142163", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142163/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recruited 197 lawyers over the last four quarters (July 2018 to June 2019). A breakdown is provided in the following table:<\/p>
<\/p>
QTR<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total number of lawyers - All legal grades<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> July \u2013 September 2018<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October \u2013 December 2018<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January \u2013 March 2019<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April \u2013 June 2019<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 197<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Data Source: Trent HR Database<\/em><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the rollout of new software at probate registries across England and Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the potential effect of the rollout of new software at probate registries across England and Wales on the length of time it takes to obtain grants of probate and letters of administration.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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