Crown Courts: Wales

Chris Ruane
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff working in Crown Courts in England reside in Wales.

Maria Eagle
The Ministry of Justice currently employs 2,692 staff in the Crown Courts of Her Majesty’s Courts Service agency—as at 30 September 2007. Of the employees who have recorded personal address details available on our Oracle HR system, a total of 60 staff or 2.3 per cent. are recorded as residing in Wales but working for our courts in England.

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|Regions of Crown Courts /CCs     |Employee resides|Total residing in Wales|
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|North west region                |Cheshire        |51                     |
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|                                 |Clwyd           |2                      |
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|                                 |Flintshire      |4                      |
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|                                 |Wrexham         |1                      |
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|                                 |                |                       |
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|South west                       |Gwent           |2                      |
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|                                 |                |                       |
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|Total staff in Crown Courts—2,692|—               |60                     |
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