§ Mr Roseasked the Attorney-General what was the number of administrative personnel exclusive of judiciary serving the Crown courts including circuit administrative staff in each of the last five years; and how this compares with the numbers prior to the implementation of the Beeching Report.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of staff, including circuit administrative staff, serving the Crown Court on 1st April each year was as follows:
1972 … … 1,317 1973 … … 1,500 1974 … … 1,568 1975 … … 1,733 1976 … … 1,813 Comparable figures for the period before the implementation of the Beeching Report are not available since much of the work of the Crown courts was then carried out by courts administered by local authorities.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Attorney-General what were the total numbers of sitting 350W days in each of the last five years in the Crown courts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Crown Court was established by the Courts Act 1971 which came into operation on 1st January 1972. Information regarding sitting days is, therefore, only available for the last four years and is as follows:
Year Days sat 1972 … … 38,696 1973 … … 42,545 1974 … … 45,007 1975 … … 50,016