§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Attorney-General what is the number of staff employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions; what ranks or categories they occupy; and what is the total annual cost to public funds.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe staff employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions is as follows:
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Director of Public Prosecutions Department Staff at 10th December 1975: Professional: 1 Director. 1 Deputy director. 2 Assistant directors. 8 Assistant solicitors 24 Senior legal assistants. 22 Legal assistants.
Non Professional: 1 Principal. 4 Senior executive officers. 14 Higher executive officers. 38 Executive officers. 25 Clerical officers. 3 Clerical assistants. 1 Senior personal secretary. 7 Personal secretaries. 1 Senior superintendent of typists. 1 Superintendent of typists. 14 Typists. 3 Photoprinters. 1 Office-keeper. 3 Senior messengers. 12 Messengers. 2 Telephonists.
Total: Professional 58 Non-Professional 130 188 Annual costs: £910,000.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Attorney-General what is the average length of time that elapses between the initial reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions of complaints against the police and his decision as to whether or not criminal prosecution should be brought.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Director of Public Prosecutions receives about 7,000 complaints a year against the police. A decision as to whether a criminal prosecution should be brought is reached in about 90 per cent. of them within three days. In the remaining cases the length of time taken to reach a decision depends upon their complexity, the need for further inquiries or the outcome of other criminal proceedings. An average overall would, therefore, be misleading.