§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General how many cases have been dismissed by the courts for the failure of the Crown Prosecution Service to(a) attend at court and (b) have the case file at court; and how many adjournments have been given because of (a) and (b).
§ The Attorney-GeneralI regret that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General how many lawyers have ceased to be employed by the Crown Prosecution Service during its lifetime; and of these how many(a) resigned, (b) retired and (c) were dismissed.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSince the Crown Prosecution Service was established 334 lawyers have left its employment. Of these 304 resigned, seven retired, four were dismissed, 16 have transferred to other Government Departments and three have died.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the branch areas of the Crown Prosecution Service and state how much money has been paid by each branch to agents to carry out the work of the Crown Prosecution Service for(a) 1989 to date, (b) 1988–89, (c) 1987–88 and (d) 1986–87.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is set out in the table:
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Region and area 21986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1 April to 30 June 1989 £ £ £ £ Northern 26 Cheshire 42,710 171,719 123,944 46,520 28 Cleveland/North Yorkshire 165,575 282,594 235,368 41,943 30 Cumbria/Lancashire 214,238 547,841 752,081 172,133 38 Durham/Northumbria 420,771 548,413 547,208 172,412 40 North Wales 126,080 251,626 228,545 57,123 46 Greater Manchester 440,514 630,580 597,031 136,740 56 Merseyside 261,918 395,883 356,736 69,003 62 South Yorkshire 155,071 254,933 349,046 95,317 74 West Yorkshire 389,686 595,128 668,169 169,894 Total 2,216,563 3,589,816 3,858,127 952,085 Midlands 24 Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire 93,811 305,722 339,352 66,013 32 Derbyshire 59,681 256,853 249,403 38,458 50 Humberside 47,249 90,454 126,204 26,166 54 Leicestershire/Northamptonshire 251,362 702,516 623,090 103,409 58 Norfolk/Suffolk 159,618 384,413 359,915 99,347 60 Nottinghamshire 159,572 303,758 287,759 84,648 64 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 234,848 493,952 365,618 106,973 72 West Midlands 713,639 989,658 1,089,245 248,652 Total 1,719,780 3,527,425 3,440,585 773,666 Headquarters 02 Headquarters (Legal casework) 24,231 10,629 7,596 0 Total 24,231 10,629 7,596 0 National Total 7,071,037 14,972,313 15,009,892 3,670,532 1 Including Central Courts Branch. 2 Apart from the Metropolitan counties and Durham/Northumbria, areas did not become operational as part of the CPS until 1 October 1986.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the branch areas of the Crown Prosecution Service and give the number of current vacancies that exist for lawyers at(a) prosecutor, (b) senior prosecutor and (c) branch prosecutor level.
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Breakdown of lawyer vacancies by area showing Grade/Job title as at 30 June 1989 CP SCP ABCP BCP CCP 4 3 2 1 6 6 5 5 4 3 HQ1 Director's Office — — — — — — — — — — — 0 Deputy Director's Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — HQ Casework +3 -7 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — London/South East Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire -5.5 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Essex -3 -4 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Kent -16.5 -1 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Inner London -20.5 -7 -3 +3 -3 — 0 — — — — — Outer London North -25.5 -10 -3 — 0 — 0 — — — — — Outer London South -25.5 -4 +0.5 — 0 — 0 — — — — — Midland Region Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire -12.5 -2 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Derbyshire -14.5 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Humberside -10 -2 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Leicestershire/Northamptonshire -14.5 -7 — 0 — -1 — — — — — — Norfolk/Suffolk -10 -1 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Nottingham -10.5 +0.5 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Staffordshire/Warwickshire -15 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — West Midlands -29.5 +2.5 -2 — 0 — 0 — — — — — Northern Region Cheshire -7.5 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Greater Manchester -24.5 +1 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — Lancashire/Cumbria -11.5 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Merseyside -13 0 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — Northumbria/Durham -21.5 -3.5 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — North Wales/Dyfed Powys -8 -1 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — North Yorkshire/Cleveland -3.5 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — —
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is set out in the table.
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CP SCP ABCP BCP CCP 4 3 2 1 6 6 5 5 4 3 South Yorkshire -12 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — — — — West Yorkshire -19.5 -1 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — South and West Region Avon/Somerset -12 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Devon/Cornwall -5 -0.5 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Dorset/Hampshire -15 -4 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Gloucestershire/Wiltshire -4 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — South Wales/Gwent -11 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — — — — Sussex -4.5 -3 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Thames Valley -8 -4 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — West Mercia -0.5 -1 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — Total -391 -59 -7.5 +4 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Posts in HQ as grades 5 and 6 have been shown as CCP and BCP equivalents according to grade.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the branch areas of the Crown Prosecution Service and state the numbers of current established posts for lawyers at(a) prosecutor, (b) senior prosecutor and (c) branch prosecutor level.
Breakdown of lawyer posts by area, showing Grade/Job title as at 30 June 1989 CP SCP ABCP BCP CCP 4 3 2 1 6 6 5 5 4 3 HQ1 Director's Office Deputy Director's Office — 3 — 3 — 1 — — — 4 1 — HQ Casework 1 34 — 14 — 5 — — — 1 — — London/South East Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire 29 14 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Essex 20 11 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Kent 30 15 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Inner London 83 43 13 — 5 — 1 — — — — — Outer London North 60 29 9 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Outer London South 57 27 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Midland Region Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire 26 13 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Derbyshire 21 10 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Humberside 22 11 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Leicestershire/Northamptonshire 30 15 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Norfolk/Suffolk 23 12 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Nottingham 30 15 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Staffordshire/Warwickshire 29 14 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — West Midlands 59 28 8 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Northern Region Cheshire 23 10 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Greater Manchester 82 40 9 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Lancashire/Cumbria 45 21 — 4 — 1 — — — — — — Merseyside 47 23 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Northumbria/Durham 53 26 — 4 — 1 — — — — — — North Wales/Dyfed Powys 27 13 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — North Yorkshire/Cleveland 34 13 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — South Yorkshire 30 15 2 1 1 — 1 — — — — — West Yorkshire 48 24 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — South and West Region Avon/Somerset 30 14 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Devon/Cornwall 25 12 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Dorset/Hampshire 46 20 — 4 — 1 — — — — — — Gloucestershire/Wiltshire 21 10 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — South Wales/Gwent 55 27 1 4 1 — 1 — — — — — Sussex 29 14 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Thames Valley 36 18 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — West Mercia 23 11 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Total 1,174 605 80 60 25 28 9 — — 5 1 1 1 Posts in HQ as grades 5 and 6 have been shown as CCP and BCP equivalents according to grade.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the branch areas of the Crown Prosecution Service and state
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§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Breakdown of lawyer posts by area showing Grade/Job title as at 1 October 1989 CP SCP ABCP BCP CCP 4 3 2 1 6 6 5 5 4 3 HQ1 Director's Office — — — — — — — — — — — 1 Deputy Director's Office — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 — HQ Casework 3 38 — 15 — 8 — — — 3 1 — London/South East Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire 27 11 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Essex 18 9 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Kent 24 12 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Inner London 92 43 13 — 5 — — 1 — — — — Outer London North 50 26 8 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Outer London South 45 21 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Midland Region Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire 17 8 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Derbyshire 15 7 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Humberside 14 6 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Leicestershire/Northamptonshire 21 9 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Norfolk/Suffolk 16 7 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Nottingham 20 9 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Staffordshire/Warwickshire 22 10 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — West Midlands 48 24 8 — 3 — — 1 — — — — Northern Region Cheshire 16 8 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Greater Manchester 54 26 9 — 3 — — 1 — — — — Lancashire/Cumbria 35 16 — 4 — 1 — — — — — — Merseyside 41 21 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — Northumbria/Durham 34 17 — 4 — 1 — — — — — — North Wales/Dyfed Powys 21 9 — 2 — l — — — — — — North Yorkshire/Cleveland 22 11 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — South Yorkshire 23 11 2 1 1 — 1 — — — — — West Yorkshire 40 20 6 — 3 — 1 — — — — — South and West Region Avon/Somerset 22 10 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Devon/Cornwall 18 9 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Dorset/Hampshire 37 16 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — Gloucestershire/Wiltshire 15 6 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — South Wales/Gwent 41 20 1 4 1 — 1 — — — — — Sussex 22 10 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Thames Valley 28 14 — 3 — 1 — — — — — — West Mercia 15 7 — 2 — 1 — — — — — — Total 916 471 59 75 25 30 6 3 1 4 2 1 1 Posts in HQ as grades 5 and 6 have been shown as CCP and BCP equivalents according to grade.