Public Defender Service: Liverpool

Mr. Djanogly
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of establishing the Public Defender Service Office in St. John's Street, Liverpool; and what its running costs have been since establishment.

Maria Eagle
The set up costs and annual running costs of the Liverpool Public Defender Service Office are as follows:

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|                                |Amount (£)|
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|2001-02                         |1164,348  |
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|2001-02                         |2385,332  |
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|2002-03                         |2488,927  |
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|2003-04                         |2564,784  |
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|2004-05                         |2682,617  |
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|2005-06                         |2639,983  |
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|1 Set up costs. 2 Running costs.|          |
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These figures were published in the PDS Annual Reports which are available on the Legal Services Commission's website (www.legalservices.gov.uk).