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Written question asked by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Friday, 22 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 June 2018. It was answered by Jeremy Wright (Conservative) on Monday, 9 July 2018 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Crown Prosecution Service: Staff

Question

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
156623
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Crown Prosecution Service Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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