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Crown Prosecution Service

Volume 131: debated on Thursday 21 April 1988

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Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Attorney-General (1) what are the current establishment figures for legally qualified persons in each Crown Prosecution Service area in England and Wales;(2) what are the current establishment figures for non-legally qualified persons in each Crown Prosecution Service area in England and Wales;

CPS areaEstablishment figures for legally qualified staffEstablishment figures for non-legally qualified staffStaff-in-post figures for non-legallyqualified staff
Avon/Somerset426256
Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire476057·5
Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire344838·5
Cheshire3140·538·5
Cleveland/North Yorkshire466461
Cumbria/Lancashire667675
Derbyshire284142
Devon/Cornwall374337
Dorset/Hampshire668479·5
Durham/Northumbria70103100
Essex324943·5
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire274137
Greater Manchester122129122
Humberside254242
Kent446157·5
Leicestershire/Northamptonshire385957
London, Inner130334294·5
London, North96177158·5
London, South87135114
Merseyside74107105
Norfolk, Suffolk344542
North Wales/Dyfed405758·5
Nottinghamshire395452
South Wales/Gwent7610397
South Yorkshire436352·5
Staffordshire/Warwickshire415957
Sussex415249·5
Thames Valley537461
West Mercia323838
West Midlands91124116
West Yorkshire74106102

Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Attorney-General what are the proposed new rates of remuneration proposed for (a) legally qualified and (b) non-legally qualified persons in the Crown Prosecution Service.

The Attorney-General

The proposed new rates of pay for (a) legally qualified and (b) non-legally qualified staff in the Crown Prosecution Service are as follows:

(3) how many non-legally qualified persons were employed in each Crown Prosecution Service area in England and Wales at the latest date available.

The Attorney-General

The information requested is given in the following table, which represents the position as at 31 March 1988.

(a) Proposed rates of remuneration for legally qualified staff in the CPS
GradeProposed rate (minimum and maximum) at 1 April 1988Performance point maximum1 after 1 October 19882
(i) National
Crown Prosecutor (CP)13,125–17,73620,532
Senior Crown Prosecutor (SCP)16,692–21,73725,921
619,905–27,08731,563
527,087–30,38735,371
(ii) London3 and some Home Counties
GradeProposed rate (minimum and maximum) at 1 April 1988Performance point maximum1 after 1 October 19882
Crown Prosecutor (CP)14,125–18,73621,532
Senior CrownProsecutor (SCP)18,228–23,73728,154
(b) Proposed rates of remuneration for non legally qualified staff in the CPS
GradeProposed rate minimum-maximum at 1 April 1988Performance point maximum1Proposed rate minimum-maximum from 1 October 1988Performance point maximum1
715,631–21,10421,93616,692–21,73725,921
619,537–26,34827,38819,905–27,08731,563
525,756–29,34430,64427,087–30,38735,371
1 Subject to performance assessment.
GradePresent rate (minimum-maximum) at 31 March 1988Proposed rate (minimum-maximum) at 1 April 1988
SEO12,255–15,779Current offer is these rates plus 4 per cent. Detailed pay scales not yet published.
H EO9,985–12,878
EO5,870–10,292
AO3,664–7,247
AA3,314–5,799
Senior personal secretary8,400–10,150
Personal secretary6,607–7,846
Typing manager8,400–10,100
Typist4,964–6,363

Note: These figures do not include London weighting.

Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Attorney-General when he anticipates that the establishment numbers will be complete in the Crown Prosecution Service; and if he will make a statement.

The Attorney-General

It is difficult to estimate when the establishment figures within the Crown Prosecution Service will be complete until the full impact has been felt of the proposed new pay scales for lawyers. In addition to this offer, the service is considering a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging recruitment and retention of staff.