Catherine McKinnell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the costs awarded to the Crown Prosecution Service under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 in (a) each financial year since 2010 and (b) 2015-16 to date.
Robert Buckland
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain data on the value of costs awarded to the CPS but does have data on the value of costs recovered following the award of costs.
A table showing the value of costs recovered and paid to the CPS, following the award of costs under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, in (a) each financial year since 2010 and (b) 2015-16 to date is presented below.
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2015/16 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2012/13 |
2011/12 |
2010/11 |
2009/10 |
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(Qtr 1) |
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Costs recovered (£M) |
10.7 |
35.3 |
37.7 |
39.6 |
42.3 |
44.6 |
40.6 |
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The value of costs recovered has reduced in total but has increased in terms of the average cost recovered per defendant since 2010/11. The total CPS caseload has also reduced since 2010. This reduction in CPS caseload is due, in part, to the transfer of prosecutions from the CPS to the police as part of the police led prosecution initiative.
Notes: The figures in the table are compiled from returns sent to the CPS by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The amount reported for 2015/16 reflects the first quarter’s returns only. Returns for the second quarter are not yet available.
