§ Sir M. Haversasked the Attorney-General if he will list for 31st December 1972 and 31st December 1977 the numbers of (a) professional officers, (b) court clerks and (c) others employed in the Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe numbers were:
31st December 1972 31st December 1977 (a) Professional officers (senior legal assistants and legal assistants) 43 51 (b) Court clerks 34 43 (c) Others 87 110
§ Sir M. Haversasked the Attorney-General what was the total number of cases referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the years 1972 and 1977 (a) for advice or for prosecution, (b) complaints against the police and (c) others.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe numbers were:
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1972 1977 (a) Advice on prosecution (excluding those in (b) and (c)) 8,006 7,877 (b) Complaints against police 5,401 9,117 (c) Others (e.g. appeals, criminal bankruptcy, Royal Parks cases) 1,377 711* (d) Total 14,784 17,705 * During 1977 the Department ceased to conduct cases involving offences committed in the Royal parks
§ Sir M. Haversasked the Attorney-General what was the average workload (a) for professional officers and (b) for court clerks in the years 1972 and 1977.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe figures were:
1972 1977 (a) Professional officers (senior legal assistants and legal assistants) 343 347 (b) Court clerks 43 40* * Estimated, as the completed statistics are not yet available.
§ Sir M. Haversasked the Attorney-General if he will list the number of professional officers employed in the Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions on 31st December 1977, and on the same date in each of the preceding 10 years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe complement of professional officers—senior legal assistants and legal assistants—was:
1967 34 1968 34 1969 37 1970 37 1971 37 1972 43 1973 44 1974 45 1975 45 1976 50 1977 51
§ Sir M. Haversasked the Attorney-General what was the average workload for professional officers employed in the Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the year 1977, and for each of the preceding 10 years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe average workload* for professional officers—senior legal assistants and legal assistants—was:
1967 236 1968 274 1969 297 1970 322 1971 341 1972 343 1973 359 1974 329 1975 366 1976 345 1977 347 * These figures do not reflect a marked increase over the period referred to in the length and complexity of cases.