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Crown Prosecution Service

Volume 703: debated on Wednesday 16 July 2008

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Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 3 June (WA 47), how many legally qualified staff were employed and at what average cost in the Crown Prosecution Service in England in 2007–08. [HL4662]

The Attorney-General
(Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Over the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employed 3,060 people in England who were legally qualified.

The average cost of employing legally qualified staff at the CPS in England for 2007-08 was £45,247 per annum.