Staff Development David Simpson To ask the Solicitor-General what the total cost was of (a) staff away-days and (b) staff team-building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. The Solicitor-General The Law Officers’ Departments are committed to developing their staff to their full potential and to the benefits that are achieved from holding away-days and team-building exercises. However, identifying details of such expenditure for the many offices of the Crown Prosecution Service would incur disproportionate cost. Figures for the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) in 2003-04 to 2005-06 are shown in the following table. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2003-04 |2004-05 |2005-06 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Department |Awaydays|Team-building|Awaydays|Team-building|Awayday|Team-building| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |RCPO1 |— |— |— |—|5,310|995| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |SFO |0 |0 |19,269 |0|0|0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |TSol |12,478 |0 |52,763 |0|11,535|0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |HMCPSI |20,785 |0 |16,632 |0|15,470|0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Attorney-General’s Office |0 |0 |0 |0|0|0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 RCPO was established 18 April 2005.| | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------