Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) barristers, (b) solicitors and (c) witness care staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service at the end of (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2009-10.
Oliver Heald
The information requested is contained in the following table.
|
Barristers |
Solicitors |
Witness Care |
|
|
2009-10 |
853 |
2,353 |
228 |
|
2012-13 |
677 |
1,867 |
131 |
|
2013-14 |
645 |
1,771 |
100 |
| Notes:Data extracted from the CPS HR Database iTrent as at the 31st 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 |
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Notwithstanding the staff reductions, conviction rates have remained broadly unchanged since 2009/10.
Witness attendance remains constant over the last two financial years (to February 2014).
