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Crown Prosecution Service

Volume 268: debated on Wednesday 20 December 1995

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To ask the Attorney-General what estimate he has made of the savings to public funds from allowing the CPS rights of audience in Crown courts. [7229]

The Lord Chancellor and designated judges have not yet reached a final decision on whether Crown prosecutors should have rights of audience in the higher courts and, if so, to what extent. Pending such decisions, there are too many variables to make a reliable estimate.