The following table indicates the budgets allocated for the employment of agency staff by the Crown Prosecution Service for London and each of its 42 operational areas in each of the last three years.
Area 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Avon and Somerset 34,000 57,600 90,438 Bedfordshire — — — Cambridgeshire — 5,720 — Cheshire 1,400 3,633 — Cleveland — — 7,028 Cumbria — 15,000 210 Derbyshire 97,101 78,837 69,307 Devon and Cornwall 18,320 4,800 Dorset — — — Durham 41,574 54,743 Dyfed Powys 9,203 7,000 1,500 Essex 100,500 177,905 245,653 Gloucestershire 2,500 3,000 Greater Manchester 1,451 29,474 37,590 Gwent 7,127 5,500 — Hampshire — — — Hertfordshire 20,000 — — Humberside 61,921 19,813 9,881 Kent 53,883 93,312 143,062 Lancashire 22,592 24,193 48,750 Leicestershire — 8,000 — Lincolnshire 10,780 11,000 — Merseyside — — — Metropolitan and City — 39,581 — Norfolk 8,000 10,000 — Northamptonshire 1,000 20,000 23,000 Northumbria — — — North Wales 31,473 8,150 12,450 North Yorkshire 10,248 2,581 — Nottinghamshire — — — South Wales 12,000 7,605 — South Yorkshire — 18,933 22,400 Staffordshire — — — Suffolk — 111,529 15,572 Surrey — 1,500 9,000 Sussex 5,000 — 10,000 Thames Valley 2,200 27,600 99,450 Warwickshire 8,000 8,000 — West Mercia 62,859 — — West Midlands — — — West Yorkshire 212,286 211,539 244,488 Wiltshire — 7,200 1,900 CPS Direct 26,080 5,100 21,000 Organised Crime Division 240,505 — — Special Crime Division — — — Counter Terrorism Division — — — Headquarters 1,274,068 676,529 694,526 Business Centres 240,500 161,000 195,205 Total 3,872,318 2,603,426 2,704,735
The Crown prosecution Service (CPS) requires its Area Business Managers (ABMs) to meet the leadership, core and professional skills requirements specified by the Professional Skills for Government (PSG) frameworks. We do not currently require further formal professional qualifications from staff to fill these roles. All ABMs are encouraged to undertake external accredited learning, such as Diplomas from the Institute of Leadership and Management. They are also required to maintain their finance, procurement, risk and performance management skills throughout the year, through a programme of learning and development.
The following table shows how much the Crown Prosecution Service has (a) spent and (b) allocated for the purposes of equality and diversity services in each of the last five years.
Total E and D budget allocated Total E and D expenditure 2004-05 1.8 1.7 2005-06 2.2 2.0 2006-07 2.2 2.2 2007-08 2.4 2.4 2008-09 2.4 2.4
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no role in the transportation of those accused of offences at any stage of legal proceedings.
From 2004 to 2007 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employed 10 Equality and Diversity Managers, one representing each of the 10 regional Service Centre groups, which included London. From 2007 to date, there have been two Equality and Diversity managers employed in London and 14 in the remaining parts of England and Wales, aligned to the CPS Group structure. The costs for employing such managers in 2004-05 were £319,230, in 2005-06 £320,770, in 2006-07 £321,660, in 2007-08 £458,724 and in 2008-09 £601,952.
The number of Crown Prosecution Service staff dismissed for cause in each of the last five years is detailed in the following table. The CPS has not made any member of staff redundant over this period.
2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Casework 1 2 1 — Headquarters 1 1 2 — 3 CPS London 6 2 3 6 3 CPS Avon and Somerset — — 1 — — CPS Bedfordshire — — — 1 — CPS Cambridgeshire — — — — — CPS CPSD — — — — — CPS Cheshire — — — 1 — CPS Cleveland — 1 1 — — CPS Cumbria — — — — — CPS Derbyshire — 1 1 — 1 CPS Devon & Cornwall — 1 — — — CPS Dorset 1 — — — — CPS Durham 1 — — — 1 CPS Dyfed Powys — — — — — CPS Essex 1 — — — — CPS Gloucestershire — — 1 — — CPS Greater Manchester 2 1 — — 1 CPS Gwent — — 1 — — CPS Hampshire 1 1 1 — — CPS Hertfordshire 1 — — — — CPS Humberside 1 — — — — CPS Kent — — — — — CPS Lancashire 1 — — — — CPS Leicestershire — 1 1 — 1 CPS Lincolnshire 1 — — — — CPS Merseyside — — — 2 — CPS Norfolk 1 2 — — 1 CPS North Wales — — — — — CPS North Yorkshire — 1 — — 1 CPS Northamptonshire 3 1 — — — CPS Northumbria — — — — 1 CPS Nottinghamshire 2 — — — 2 CPS South Wales — — — 1 3 CPS South Yorkshire 1 — — — 1 CPS Staffordshire — — — — — CPS Suffolk — — — — — CPS Surrey — — — — — CPS Sussex — — 1 2 — CPS Thames Valley 1 3 — — — CPS Warwickshire 1 — — — — CPS West Mercia — 1 — — — CPS West Midlands 2 — — — 2 CPS West Yorkshire 1 — — — 1 CPS Wiltshire — — — — — Total CPS 30 17 15 14 22
Over the last five years, there have been 256 disciplinary rulings made against Crown Prosecution Service staff. A breakdown of disciplinary rulings for this period is provided in the following table:
Number Area 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 London 4 7 5 8 7 Casework Directorate — — — — — Avon and Somerset 1 1 1 — — Bedfordshire 1 4 2 1 4 Cambridgeshire — — — — — Cheshire 1 1 — 1 — Cleveland — — — 2 — Cumbria 1 — — — — Derbyshire — 2 2 4 2 Devon and Cornwall — 1 — — — Dorset — — — — — Durham — 1 — 1 1 Dyfed-Powys — — — 1 — Essex — — 1 1 1 Gloucestershire — 1 — — — Greater Manchester 1 3 3 2 3 Gwent — — — 1 — HQ 1 2 2 4 2 Hampshire and IOW 1 — — — 4 Hertfordshire — 1 — 2 2 Humberside — 1 — 1 1 Kent 1 — — — Lancashire 1 5 5 1 1 Leicestershire 1 2 — 1 — Lincolnshire — — — — — Merseyside 1 9 5 1 1 Norfolk — — — 1 1 Northamptonshire — — 1 1 1 North Wales — — — — — North Yorkshire — — — — 1 Northumbria 1 1 1 2 3 Nottinghamshire — 2 2 1 5 South Yorkshire 1 6 2 — 3 South Wales — 1 3 1 — Staffordshire — — 2 1 — Suffolk — 1 — — 7 Surrey — — 3 — — Sussex — — — — — Thames Valley — 1 6 1 7 Warwickshire — — — — 1 Wiltshire — — — — — West Mercia — 1 — 1 — West Midlands 1 8 4 11 3 West Yorkshire 2 1 3 3 1 CPS Direct — 1 1 1 — Total 20 64 54 56 62
Figures for the number of staff who have taken more than 10 days’ sick leave in the five years since April 2004 are detailed in the following table.
April-March Area 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 HQ 79 91 89 75 66 Casework 24 24 33 39 38 CPS Direct 23 11 14 16 10 CPS Avon and Somerset 29 28 26 36 39 CPS Bedfordshire 4 2 5 7 13 CPS Cambridgeshire 14 10 16 6 10 CPS Cheshire 21 18 14 21 25 CPS Cleveland 20 19 30 24 21 CPS Cumbria 11 28 31 22 18 CPS Derbyshire 31 33 33 31 40 CPS Devon and Cornwall 37 36 39 38 31 CPS Dorset 14 15 13 8 14 CPS Durham 17 17 11 14 21 CPS Dyfed/Powys 2 13 25 14 14 CPS Essex 29 34 27 42 53 CPS Gloucestershire 5 10 8 14 15 CPS Greater Manchester 81 82 94 79 81 CPS Gwent 13 17 21 10 17 CPS Hampshire 34 35 41 37 46 CPS Hertfordshire 22 17 14 20 18 CPS Humberside 15 9 12 19 21 CPS Kent 33 33 33 30 26 CPS Lancashire 45 55 56 45 43 CPS Leicestershire 23 25 26 23 21 CPS Lincolnshire 13 22 17 16 19 CPS London 244 290 286 316 283 CPS Merseyside 57 76 70 80 76 CPS Norfolk 6 14 6 16 19 CPS North Wales 6 11 18 9 8 CPS North Yorkshire 8 12 19 13 14 CPS Northamptonshire 7 6 10 17 11 CPS Northumbria 55 48 41 59 54 CPS Nottinghamshire 32 22 27 45 47 CPS South Wales 25 47 41 51 51 CPS South Yorkshire 34 35 35 25 32 CPS Staffordshire 17 36 27 23 17 CPS Suffolk 12 10 14 10 8 CPS Surrey 9 11 25 20 6 CPS Sussex 28 22 22 20 29 CPS Thames Valley 18 33 35 34 32 CPS Warwickshire 2 1 6 5 5 CPS West Mercia 29 35 40 35 41 CPS West Midlands 104 85 109 113 91 CPS West Yorkshire 53 44 61 49 73 CPS Wiltshire 18 13 8 11 5 Grand total 1,403 1,535 1,628 1,637 1,622 Notes: 1. Total number of staff who had more than 10 working days lost to absence in the rolling year 2. Data extracted from epayfact (CPS Payroll System)
The Crown Prosecution Service currently employs 99 staff above level D who are higher court advocates. During the 2008-09 financial year, higher court advocates at level E or above conducted prosecutions at 1,425 sessions in the Crown court or higher courts. The following table shows the data for the last five completed years. For the years since 2007-08, these data include principal crown advocates, whose main function is the preparation and presentation of serious and complex cases at the crown court, as well as other senior lawyers in the CPS whose main function is in managing the operation of the prosecution service in London and across each of the 42 CPS areas. These staff are graded as senior civil servants, chief crown prosecutors, and level E unit heads.
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Grade Number of sessions Number of HCAs Number of sessions Number of HCAs Number of sessions Number of HCAs Number of sessions Number of HCAs Number of sessions Number of HCAs Senior Civil Servants 2 1 6 1 11 1 3 1 2 3 Chief Crown Prosecutors 59 16 74 19 112 19 64 22 49 23 Level E 440 72 1,113 70 1-204 72 1,834 71 1,334 67 Principal Crown Advocate — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 40 6 Total 501 89 1,193 90 1,327 92 1,901 94 1,425 99
The CPS currently employs a total of 8,885 staff. 8,231 of these, or 93 per cent., are designated as frontline staff, as they carry out or support the prosecution process. The following table shows the number of staff in each of the CPS areas, and the proportion of frontline staff.
Area Total staff Number of frontline staff Percentage of frontline staff Casework 356 356 100 Headquarters 654 0 0 CPS London 1,369 1,369 100 CPS Avon and Somerset 182 182 100 CPS Bedfordshire 73 73 100 CPS Cambridgeshire 75 75 100 CPS CPSD 163 163 100 CPS Cheshire 112 112 100 CPS Cleveland 103 103 100 CPS Cumbria 83 83 100 CPS Derbyshire 120 120 100 CPS Devon and Cornwall 128 128 100 CPS Dorset 77 77 100 CPS Durham 97 97 100 CPS Dyfed Powys 61 61 100 CPS Essex 193 193 100 CPS Gloucestershire 56 56 100 CPS Greater Manchester 473 473 100 CPS Gwent 83 83 100 CPS Hampshire 247 247 100 CPS Hertfordshire 117 117 100 CPS Humberside 120 120 100 CPS Kent 181 181 100 CPS Lancashire 261 261 100 CPS Leicestershire 123 123 100 CPS Lincolnshire 71 71 100 CPS Merseyside 256 256 100 CPS Norfolk 92 92 100 CPS North Wales 83 83 100) CPS North Yorkshire 87 87 100 CPS Northamptonshire 78 78 100 CPS Northumbria 274 274 100 CPS Nottinghamshire 180 180 100 CPS South Wales 243 243 100 CPS South Yorkshire 196 196 100 CPS Staffordshire 146 146 100 CPS Suffolk 70 70 100 CPS Surrey 85 85 100 CPS Sussex 171 171 100 CPS Thames Valley 248 248 100 CPS Warwickshire 43 43 100 CPS West Mercia 151 151 100 CPS West Midlands 512 512 100) CPS West Yorkshire 330 330 100 CPS Wiltshire 62 62 100 Total CPS 8,885 8,231 93
The numbers of (a) solicitors, (b) barristers and (c) non-legal staff for each of the CPS areas are detailed in the following table.
Barristers Solicitors Associate prosecutors Non-legal Total Casework 69 92 0 193 354 HQ 21 34 0 596 651 CPS Direct 39 108 0 15 162 CPS Avon and Somerset 28 51 11 93 183 CPS Bedfordshire 6 23 6 38 73 CPS Cambridgeshire 8 20 5 41 74 CPS Cheshire 7 39 8 57 111 CPS Cleveland 7 28 6 61 102 CPS Cumbria 5 25 5 47 82 CPS Derbyshire 7 35 6 72 120 CPS Devon and Cornwall 14 35 8 67 124 CPS Dorset 8 23 7 39 77 CPS Durham 1 34 6 56 97 CPS Dyfed Powys 2 20 3 38 63 CPS Essex 23 44 11 112 190 CPS Gloucestershire 6 16 3 31 56 CPS Greater Manchester 33 148 32 262 475 CPS Gwent 5 25 4 47 81 CPS Hampshire 29 68 14 134 245 CPS Hertfordshire 24 26 7 61 118 CPS Humberside 12 32 9 68 121 CPS Kent 24 42 10 105 181 CPS Lancashire 17 79 11 154 261 CPS Leicestershire 12 34 9 67 122 CPS Lincolnshire 7 20 4 40 71 CPS London 188 283 70 814 1,355 CPS Merseyside 13 79 14 150 256 CPS Norfolk 11 21 7 53 92 CPS North Wales 6 26 6 45 83 CPS North Yorkshire 6 26 7 48 87 CPS Northamptonshire 5 21 6 46 78 CPS Northumbria 9 90 13 162 274 CPS Nottinghamshire 11 52 13 105 181 CPS South Wales 18 74 14 138 244 CPS South Yorkshire 8 60 11 118 197 CPS Staffordshire 8 53 10 76 147 CPS Suffolk 7 19 6 39 71 CPS Surrey 14 25 5 42 86 CPS Sussex 21 55 11 83 170 CPS Thames Valley 26 62 15 142 245 CPS Warwickshire 4 14 3 22 43 CPS West Mercia 10 43 14 82 149 CPS West Midlands 38 158 27 283 506 CPS West Yorkshire 17 98 24 192 331 CPS Wiltshire 9 17 5 31 62 Total CPS 843 2,377 466 5,165 8,851
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain central records relating to applications for bail.
To provide this information would involve checking paper records across the CPS and would incur disproportionate costs.
The Crown Prosecution Service’s answer is provided in the following table:
Year of consultation exercise Publication that was the subject of consultation Whether external consultants were used 2004 Prosecuting cases of Domestic Violence No Code for Crown Prosecutors No 2005 Children and Young People No Race Equality Scheme Yes, external consultants used to conduct a consultation workshop. 2006 Prosecuting cases of Bad Driving Yes, external consultants used to facilitate two focus groups and prepare reports based on the discussions. Single Equality Scheme Yes, external consultants used to conduct a consultation workshop. Prosecuting cases involving the Intentional or Reckless Sexual Transmission of Infection Yes, external consultants used to facilitate two focus groups and prepare reports based on the discussions. Disability Hate Crime Yes, external consultants used to facilitate a focus group and prepare a report based on the discussions. 2007 Racist and Religious Hate Crime No Crimes Against Older People Yes, external consultants used to facilitate two focus groups and prepare reports based on the discussions. Prosecuting cases of Homophobic and Transphobic Hate Crime No Violence Against Women Strategy No 2008 Prosecuting cases of Domestic Violence Yes, external consultants used to conduct a consultation workshop. Prosecuting cases of Rape No Supporting Victims and Witnesses with Mental Health issues Yes, external consultants used to facilitate two focus groups and prepare reports based on the discussions. (Same exercise for both publications.)1 Supporting Victims and Witnesses with Learning Disabilities 2009 Code for Crown Prosecutors (Note: this has been the subject of two separate consultations in 2009. The Director of Public Prosecutions considered that a number of issues had arisen that necessitated further consultation). No Public Prosecution Service: Setting the Standard No Assisted Suicide No Core Quality Standards No 1 Represents a brace.
It is not possible to provide the discrete costs of the consultation exercise for each publication without incurring disproportionate costs.
The CPS has been able to identify which consultation exercises have involved the use of external consultants, although it has not been possible to provide the number of external consultants instructed without incurring disproportionate costs. Where external consultants have been involved only a single consultancy firm will have been contracted.
It is likely that there will have been changes made to each of the publications set out in the table following the end of the respective consultations, as the views and responses received in each of the consultation exercises were the subject of careful consideration, and the CPS will have incorporated suggested changes where they improved the publication. However, the CPS has not been able to identify the discrete changes made to each publication following consultation, as to provide this information for each publication would involve checking stored paper records across the CPS and again incur disproportionate costs.
It should also be noted that, as of 9 December 2009, the consultations on Assisted Suicide, Core Quality Standards, and the Code for Crown Prosecutors have not yet concluded, and no decisions have yet been made as to whether and how the publications should be revised in light of the responses received.
Until 9 December 2009, there have been a total of 28 internal complaints relating to bullying, harassment or discrimination. Fourteen of these complaints are currently ongoing. None of these complaints relate to (a) sexual orientation; nine relate to (b) race; six relate to (c) disability and two relate to (d) gender. 11 of these complaints relate to bullying and harassment but were not categorised under the headings listed in (a) to (d). 12 internal complaints were raised in London—they included five race complaints, one disability complaint and six relating to bullying, harassment and discrimination. The remaining 16 complaints were raised in the CPS's areas outside London. A breakdown is provided in Table 1.
In 2008, there were a total of 36 internal complaints made relating to bullying, harassment or discrimination. Seven of these complaints are currently ongoing. None of the complaints relate to (a) sexual orientation; six relate to (b) race; six to (c) disability; and four relate to (d) gender. The remaining 20 internal complaints relate to bullying and harassment but were not categorised under the headings (a) to (d). From the 36 internal complaints, 12 were raised in London (they included three race complaints and nine complaints relating to bullying, harassment and discrimination). The remaining 24 were raised in the CPS's areas outside London. A breakdown is provided at Table 2.
Prior to 2008, the CPS only held central records on the number of complaints made under the generic heading of bullying, harassment or discrimination. In 2005 there were 36 complaints, 15 of which were raised in CPS London; in 2006 there were 28 complaints with 15 being raised in London; and in 2007, there were 26 complaints, three of which were raised in CPS London. The following tables provide a further breakdown of the areas.
Area Bullying, harassment discrimination (a) Sexual orientation (b) Race (c) Disability (d) Gender London 16 — 25 31 — HQ Casework Directorate — — — 31 — Cleveland 1 — — — — Durham — — — 31 — Essex — — — 1 — Humberside 31 — — — — Lancashire 1 — 1 — — Nottinghamshire — — 31 — — Surrey 31 — — — — Thames Valley — — 31 31 2 West Mercia 1 — — — — West Midlands — — — 1 — West Yorkshire — — 1 — — Total 11 0 9 6 2 1 Four ongoing 2 Two ongoing 3 Ongoing
Area Bullying, harassment, discrimination (a) Sexual orientation (b) Race (c) Disability (d) Gender London 19 — 23 — — Avon and Somerset — — — 1 — HQ Casework Directorate — — — 1 — Derby 1 — — — — Devon and Cornwall — — — 1 — Essex — — — 1 — Gwent — — — — 1 HQ 2 — — 1 — Kent 1 — — — — Leicestershire — — — 1 — Nottinghamshire 2 — — — — Northumbria — — 1 — — South Yorkshire 1 — — — — Surrey — — — — 1 Thames Valley 1 — — — — West Mercia 1 — — — — West Midlands 2 — — — 1 West Yorkshire — — 22 — 1 Total 20 0 6 6 4 1 Five ongoing 2 One ongoing
Area Bullying, harassment, discrimination London 3 Avon and Somerset 1 HQ Casework Directorate 2 CPS Direct 1 Cumbria 1 Derby 1 Devon and Cornwall 1 Essex 1 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 HQ 1 Humberside 1 Lancashire 1 Leicestershire 1 Manchester 1 Norfolk 1 Suffolk 1 Thames Valley 2 West Midlands 3 West Yorkshire 2 Total 26
Area Bullying, harassment, discrimination London 15 HQ Casework Directorate 2 Durham 2 Essex 1 Hertfordshire 1 Lancashire 1 South Wales 1 Surrey 1 Thames Valley 1 West Midlands 1 West Yorkshire 1 Wiltshire 1 Total 28
Area Bullying, harassment, discrimination London 15 Cumbria 1 Derby 1 Devon and Cornwall 1 East Midlands 1 Eastern 1 Essex 1 Gwent 1 HQ 2 Humberside 1 Kent 1 Manchester 2 South East 1 South Wales 1 South Yorkshire 1 Thames Valley 1 West Midlands 4 Total 36
The following tables show how much was spent by Crown Prosecution Service staff in London and each of its 42 offices on (i) travel and (ii) subsistence in each of the last four years. The figures for 2004-05 are no longer available as a result of a change in accounting system during that year.
£ 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Avon and Somerset 80,414 92,187 92,234 116,518 Bedfordshire 20,510 23,157 22,886 22,549 Cambridgeshire 60,824 53,906 45,981 53,813 Cheshire 73,325 62,901 71,833 85,647 Cleveland 45,615 41,899 38,510 33,289 Cumbria 88,644 79,033 87,394 82,845 Derbyshire 50,311 49,800 47,765 42,848 Devon and Cornwall 89,544 116,126 94,659 104,329 Dorset 32,519 38,591 40,462 43,829 Durham 54,281 53,471 47,426 50,369 Dyfed Powys 68,122 73,198 66,589 80,802 Essex 99,287 93,554 96,230 104,940 Gloucestershire 38,401 30,785 36,613 39,722 Greater Manchester 138,971 153,659 184,757 211,512 Gwent 48,817 42,442 45,155 52,935 Hampshire 93,650 98,894 92,338 95,567 Hertfordshire 34,408 37,211 38,702 43,630 Humberside 64,722 58,446 59,517 61,016 Kent 74,676 84,495 88,522 115,270 Lancashire 152,816 144,778 134,196 139,149 Leicestershire 34,641 33,953 34,818 35,110 Lincolnshire 54,688 63,412 64,090 50,606 Merseyside 109,556 103,538 97,001 94,493 Metropolitan and City 185,162 215,926 157,986 155,153 Norfolk 71,164 62,063 58,023 55,124 Northamptonshire 33,197 33,625 31,932 39,363 Northumbria 111,988 81,207 66,151 70,815 North Wales 94,038 83,142 93,363 95,135 North Yorkshire 63,879 70,541 72,613 81,681 Nottinghamshire 51,994 51,606 45,312 70,325 South Wales 124,112 133,425 119,534 125,453 South Yorkshire 61,233 59,720 62,586 90,697 Staffordshire 105,831 81,433 81,871 82,467 Suffolk 66,540 58,470 63,127 60,644 Surrey 28,079 28,098 37,633 34,726 Sussex 56,047 53,921 55,262 66,581 Thames Valley 132,172 122,253 122,779 146,999 Warwickshire 26,133 34,387 35,779 42,426 West Mercia 104,313 104,240 121,212 108,683 West Midlands 116,426 107,732 88,880 109,419 West Yorkshire 144,963 124,295 130,596 132,654 Wiltshire 63,126 62,339 75,437 75,378 CPS Direct 91,665 107,043 132,151 138,911 Organised Crime Division 13 196,557 184,450 190,913 Special Crime Division — 133,264 71,860 78,125 Counter-terrorism Division — 29,041 53,430 41,970 Headquarters 1,624,171 1,387,312 1,568,736 1,759,717 Business Centres 152,697 173,519 234,452 257,345 Total 5,117,685 5,224,597 5,392,831 5,871,491
£ 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Avon and Somerset 17,534 17,827 16,799 23,161 Bedfordshire 8,831 7,797 6,543 5,207 Cambridgeshire 17,379 16,262 12,141 9,318 Cheshire 7,409 8,416 4,561 24,773 Cleveland 10,428 12,649 7,837 8,275 Cumbria 21,039 13,792 10,776 11,461 Derbyshire 8,213 12,831 7,514 7,248 Devon and Cornwall 28,068 55,794 36,208 24,860 Dorset 12,569 15,135 12,374 12,311 Durham 5,600 6,238 9,724 3,298 Dyfed Powys 14,760 15,039 12,165 16,755 Essex 20,442 24,684 19,989 26,381 Gloucestershire 9,964 6,255 5,227 5,811 Greater Manchester 39,879 44,281 48,784 48,398 Gwent 11,976 6,727 10,996 7,254 Hampshire 20,801 34,070 16,488 15,376 Hertfordshire 12,511 22,912 16,242 4,356 Humberside 13,215 13,927 13,065 10,960 Kent 12,954 18,429 17,509 28,536 Lancashire 17,955 13,707 15,629 18,176 Leicestershire 10,952 10,780 4,851 5,662 Lincolnshire 12,230 13,538 6,636 3,697 Merseyside 22,824 17,278 23,107 15,804 Metropolitan and City 51,133 80,549 39,165 35,873 Norfolk 14,938 8,258 7,308 8,398 Northamptonshire 5,499 8,741 7,742 6,540 Northumbria 18,539 23,394 18,265 20,626 North Wales 18,655 16,607 8,571 9,452 North Yorkshire 5,621 6,480 4,603 5,146 Nottinghamshire 8,193 5,973 7,287 9,563 South Wales 30,800 26,625 18,565 23,106 South Yorkshire 11,496 15,791 14,711 16,366 Staffordshire 10,470 8,351 9,089 6,088 Suffolk 11,302 12,165 10,815 6,974 Surrey 4,146 3,276 4,486 8,313 Sussex 12,050 14,430 15,137 12,308 Thames Valley 31,704 23,557 13,384 18,464 Warwickshire 2,356 8,220 3,442 3,548 West Mercia 24,835 35,732 24,549 20,672 West Midlands 23,579 20,775 14,296 16,362 West Yorkshire 27,130 36,646 25,108 19,533 Wiltshire 14,896 16,969 13,521 11,092 CPS Direct 39,159 56,039 38,087 52,236 Organised Crime Division 14 175,468 195,696 194,636 Special Crime Division — 43,732 22,644 39,708 Counter-terrorism Division — 22,098 32,164 49,623 Headquarters 767,901 677,041 632,617 553,362 Business Centres 67,752 106,440 102,207 110,252 Total 1,559,701 1,861,726 1,618,624 1,595,318
The average number of days sick absence taken by Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) staff in 2008-09 was 8.5 days per staff year. A total of 69,841.5 working days were recorded as sickness absence at an estimated salary cost of £1,045 per head. The following table shows the absence rates, total absence days and estimated salary cost per head for each CPS area for the previous five year period to March 2009.
April to March CPS 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Avon and Somerset 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.8 9.2 Bedfordshire 3.5 3.5 5.5 6.7 6.4 Cambridgeshire 9.5 6.3 7.3 7.2 8.3 Cheshire 8.4 8.5 5.8 7 9.2 Cleveland 10.1 9.0 10.2 10.9 7.1 CPS Direct 7.0 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.2 Cumbria 7.1 17.6 19.7 10.8 10.2 Derbyshire 13.6 10.5 11.9 13.1 13.9 Devon and Cornwall 13.6 14.3 11.9 11.9 9.9 Dorset 7.7 13.5 8.4 7.8 12.5 Durham 10.1 8.2 9.2 7.1 11.8 Dyfed-Powys 3.7 11.7 12.2 7.8 6.7 Essex 10.4 13.6 14.4 13 10.2 Gloucestershire 4.3 6.7 8.3 12.1 9.3 Greater Manchester 8.5 8.0 8.6 6.9 8 Gwent 5.9 6.3 9.1 6.2 6 Hampshire 7.0 8.2 8.4 7.4 8.1 Hertfordshire 8.7 7.9 6.2 6.2 5.5 Humberside 6.6 6.1 4.4 8 10 Kent 12.7 9.5 8.2 7.1 6.9 Lancashire 8.3 10.5 9.7 8.5 7 Leicestershire 10.2 11.1 9.5 8.8 8.2 Lincolnshire 8.8 16.0 9.4 8.7 14.2 London 9.5 10.8 9.5 10.6 9.6 Merseyside 10.9 12.7 11.1 10.9 10.1 Norfolk 5.7 8.6 4.8 7.4 11.4 North Wales 4.8 8.5 9 6.3 3 North Yorkshire 5.3 9.1 7.5 5.4 4.7 Northamptonshire 6.0 4.7 5.9 7.7 7 Northumbria 11.5 10.1 8.3 10.5 8.3 Nottinghamshire 9.3 6.8 7.5 11.5 13.2 South Wales 5.3 11.7 8.9 9.1 11 South Yorkshire 9.4 10.3 8.9 6.8 7.8 Staffordshire 6.5 13.0 7.6 7.2 9 Suffolk 9.0 7.3 9.6 7.7 5.3 Surrey 5.4 9.8 13.8 12.7 6.6 Sussex 8.6 8.1 6.6 7 9.6 Thames Valley 4.9 8.4 6.3 6.5 5.4 Warwickshire 4.5 2.5 5.2 4.4 6 West Mercia 11.0 11.4 12.3 8.8 11.6 West Midlands 8.8 8.6 9.7 8.3 7 West Yorkshire 8.5 6.6 8.9 8.8 11.8 Wiltshire 10.9 10.1 7.8 6.8 5.5 Total CPS 8.5 9.4 8.7 8.6 8.7
April to March CPS 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Casework 1,636.5 1,934 1,666 2,154 2,069 HQ 4,254.5 5,294.5 4,244.5 4,606 4,705.5 Avon and Somerset 1,252.5 1,265.0 1,404 1,537.5 1,878.5 Bedfordshire 261.0 232.5 385.5 537.5 549.5 Cambridgeshire 656.5 440.5 556 522.5 625 Cheshire 894.0 864.5 696 915 1,135 Cleveland 994.0 968.5 1,103.5 1,333 1,062 CPS Direct 1,075.5 767.5 700 813.5 541.5 Cumbria 483.0 1,234.5 1,582 942.5 867 Derbyshire 1,512.5 1,206.0 1,419 1,740.5 2,046 Devon and Cornwall 1,615.0 1,703.5 1,618 1,817 1,390.5 Dorset 542.0 901.5 582 555 831 Durham 846.5 649.0 767 669 1,057.5 Dyfed-Powys 227.5 745.5 822 611 646 Essex 1,790.5 2,213.5 2,077 2,186.5 2,245 Gloucestershire 232.0 360.5 463 620.5 766 Greater Manchester 3,885.0 3,771.0 4,641.5 3,732.5 4,216 Gwent 485.0 597.5 860.5 561.5 553.5 Hampshire 1,595.5 1,889.0 2,184 1,942 2,419.5 Hertfordshire 977.5 917.5 779.5 855.5 691 Humberside 711.5 668.5 600 1,025 1,108 Kent 2,262.5 1,611.5 1,593.5 1,305.5 1,218 Lancashire 1,982.5 2,470.0 2,632.5 2,390 2,165 Leicestershire 1,182.5 1,366.5 1,332 1,274.5 1,226 Lincolnshire 655.0 1,188.5 798.5 841 926.5 London 12,440.0 14,590.5 14,415.5 15,005 1,5493.5 Merseyside 2,712.0 3,440.0 3,286 3,803.5 3,626 Norfolk 523.5 822.0 513.5 808 1,135.5 North Wales 366.0 653.5 728 596.5 328 North Yorkshire 417.0 699.5 713 548 635 Northamptonshire 455.0 349.0 511 733 650 Northumbria 2,922.0 2,513.5 2,251 2,992.5 2,384.5 Nottinghamshire 1,564.0 1,071.5 1,465 2,273 2,453 South Wales 1,242.0 2,638.5 2,413.5 2,601.5 2,736.5 South Yorkshire 1,667.0 1,805.0 1,881 1,448 1,939 Staffordshire 933.5 1,870.0 1,076.5 1,033 1,238.5 Suffolk 590.5 497.0 760 623 445 Surrey 408.5 711.5 1,167.5 1,000 462 Sussex 1,285.0 1,191.0 1,031 1,173 1,664 Thames Valley 1,064.5 1,773.5 1,597 1,857.5 1,543.5 Warwickshire 164.0 92.0 239.5 209.5 382 West Mercia 1,522.0 1,575.0 2,051.5 1,633.5 1,764 West Midlands 4,360.5 4,335.5 5,459.5 4,875 4,856 West Yorkshire 2,520.5 2,031.5 2,978 2,797.5 4,128 Wiltshire 673.5 624.0 500 370.5 381.5 Total CPS 69,841.5 78,545.0 80,545.5 81,870 85,184
April to March CPS 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Casework 611.39 1,127.44 1,042.28 1,359.85 1,259.84 HQ 865.21 1,124.65 866.64 737.20 757.56 Avon and Somerset 915.29 852.07 958.65 1,050.20 1,383.57 Bedfordshire 475.52 444.49 777.12 1,017.99 1,126.48 Cambridgeshire 1,164.19 763.53 980.72 974.81 1,114.13 Cheshire 1,061.63 1,012.48 849.92 1,021.21 1,269.14 Cleveland 1,283.51 1,076.11 1,187.67 1,501.13 1,209.50 CPS Direct 877.56 615.90 753.39 1,048.32 — Cumbria 773.96 1,933.55 2,480.42 1,510.42 1,460.84 Derbyshire 1,676.35 1,264.35 1,553.56 2,014.47 2,374.13 Devon and Cornwall 1,678.09 1,743.74 1,489.03 1,720.64 1,425.26 Dorset 936.18 1,698.48 1,137.14 1,196.12 1,858.42 Durham 1,160.66 1,054.63 1,202.58 1,086.04 1,646.49 Dyfed-Powys 496.02 1,468.41 1,581.73 1,106.88 1,324.30 Essex 1,233.87 1,634.97 1,680.12 1,740.84 1,853.26 Gloucestershire 551.00 794.32 1,088.91 1,385.04 1,777.70 Greater Manchester 1,092.40 955.61 1,162.66 984.31 1,147.27 Gwent 777.17 817.63 1,332.73 845.63 861.78 Hampshire 859.12 951.82 1,150.90 1,055.43 1,423.92 Hertfordshire 1,111.18 993.96 868.39 954.80 876.22 Humberside 788.58 695.24 629.75 1,164.77 1,376.61 Kent 1,662.50 1,151.07 1,169.79 1,013.59 913.50 Lancashire 1,010.24 1,284.40 1,337.31 1,219.39 1,095.86 Leicestershire 1,278.64 1,335.68 1,342.57 1,350.11 1,216.11 Lincolnshire 1,226.97 1,931.31 1,267.62 1,401.67 1,700.89 London 1,208.56 1,291.19 1,327.61 1,429.59 1,464.80 Merseyside 1,408.97 1,490.67 1,350.56 1,617.13 1,587.18 Norfolk 756.80 1,008.11 658.73 1,086.02 1,501.79 North Wales 586.48 987.85 1,127.51 994.17 560.33 North Yorkshire 637.48 1,057.38 1,131.89 878.21 1,055.47 Northamptonshire 775.83 596.97 927.10 1,238.18 1,110.42 Northumbria 1,418.34 1,214.70 1,082.87 1,455.50 1,177.89 Nottinghamshire 1,155.62 809.85 1,134.48 1,681.21 1,851.04 South Wales 679.78 1,411.54 1,245.99 1,458.24 1,602.81 South Yorkshire 1,131.18 1,248.14 1,257.30 957.67 1,317.66 Staffordshire 850.38 1,548.41 976.54 935.69 1,128.41 Suffolk 1,121.95 850.13 1,253.51 1,011.36 760.21 Surrey 639.18 1,101.13 2,003.68 1,811.59 848.15 Sussex 999.44 967.69 872.91 1,086.11 1,538.89 Thames Valley 570.88 981.09 870.47 1,100.41 1,004.50 Warwickshire 507.26 284.76 741.87 689.14 1,204.77 West Mercia 1,340.57 1,383.45 1,901.76 1,646.67 1,903.26 West Midlands 1,132.71 1,041.80 1,262.94 1,197.20 1,214.00 West Yorkshire 1,015.84 772.21 1,153.07 1,106.61 1,703.84 Wiltshire 1,444.77 1,210.75 1,058.33 908.09 868.97 Total CPS 1,045.46 1,141.13 1,188.07 1,219.76 1,310.03
The current representation of black and minority ethnic (BME) staff in the CPS is 15 per cent. This compares with a national figure of 12.4 per cent. of the working age population being of BME origin. The CPS employs 41 per cent. BME staff in London, its highest representation of BME staff, compared with 35.8 per cent. of BME people of working age in London. In other CPS areas, the representation of BME staff range from 1 per cent. in Cumbria and North Yorkshire to 23 per cent. in West Midlands compared with a BME working population of 0.4 per cent. and 26.9 per cent. respectively. The following table provides a detailed breakdown of the data.
CPS areas Community—working age Number Percentage Total Number Percentage Total CPS London 567 41 1,369 1,851,500 35.8 5,177,300 CPS Avon and Somerset 9 5 182 38,100 4.7 816,500 CPS Bedfordshire 16 22 73 80,300 21.4 375,200 CPS Cambridgeshire 9 12 75 25,100 6.7 376,400 CPS Cheshire 5 4 112 12,300 2.0 614,000 CPS Cleveland 3 3 103 13,700 4.0 344,900 CPS Cumbria 1 1 83 1,200 0.4 295,400 CPS Derbyshire 13 11 120 34,700 5.7 608,700 CPS Devon and Cornwall 6 5 128 10,600 1.3 817,500 CPS Dorset 9 12 77 16,100 2.9 553,700 CPS Durham 4 4 97 5,500 1.5 372,900 CPS Dyfed Powys — 0 61 2,300 0.8 293,500 CPS Essex 14 7 193 59,200 5.8 1,021,100 CPS Gloucestershire 5 9 56 32,400 5.2 629,100 CPS Greater Manchester 41 9 473 202,300 13.9 1,455,200 CPS Gwent 4 5 83 7,800 2.3 336,000 CPS Hampshire 11 4 247 63,900 5.0 1,284,800 CPS Hertfordshire 19 16 117 56,900 8.7 657,300 CPS Humberside 4 3 120 10,800 6.5 166,500 CPS Kent 13 7 181 39,300 4.7 833,200 CPS Lancashire 12 5 261 93,700 9.0 1,042,200 CPS Leicestershire 27 22 123 111,400 18.9 589,800 CPS Lincolnshire 4 6 71 14,600 2.4 599,900 CPS Merseyside 6 2 256 35,600 4.3 822,800 CPS Norfolk 6 7 92 12,100 2.5 492,400 CPS North Wales 3 4 83 2,900 0.7 399,500 CPS North Yorkshire 1 1 87 12,600 1.9 675,700 CPS Northamptonshire 16 21 78 46,000 8.7 530,800 CPS Northumbria 9 3 274 39,800 4.6 869,500 CPS Nottinghamshire 13 7 180 64,500 9.3 695,700 CPS South Wales 13 5 243 36,900 4.8 762,300 CPS South Yorkshire 10 5 196 64,400 9.6 669,900 CPS Staffordshire 7 5 146 34,600 5.3 651,700 CPS Suffolk 3 4 70 14,300 3.4 418,000 CPS Surrey 13 15 85 67,900 8.8 769,600 CPS Sussex 10 6 171 45,000 5.0 895,500 CPS Thames Valley 36 15 248 157,800 13.1 1,203,700 CPS Warwickshire 7 16 43 23,700 7.3 322,700 CPS West Mercia 5 3 151 23,100 3.3 707,200 CPS West Midlands 117 23 512 429,200 26.9 1,593,100 CPS West Yorkshire 32 10 330 203,800 13.4 1,520,800 CPS Wiltshire 2 3 62 5,900 2.2 264,000 Business Centres total1 14 10 147 1— 1— 1— Casework total1 71 20 356 1— 1— 1— Head Quarters total1 92 18 507 1— 1— 1— CPS Direct 18 11 163 1— 1— 1— Total 1,300 15 8,885 4,151,700 12.4 33,526,000 1 Staff in these divisions work in multiple locations across the country including home working. Notes: 1. Data taken from quarterly Intranet Stats published to CPS Infonet. 2. Data may be subject to change due to retrospective changes in the HR database. 3. Data exclude career break staff. 4. Communities data taken from ONS NOMIS database (Labour Force Statistics). Source: HR database Trent as at 1 October 2009.