§ Mr. Evennettasked the Attorney-General whether the Crown Prosecution Service provides articles or pupillage for (a) trainee solicitors and (b) pupil barristers; and if he will make a statement.
The Solicitor-GeneralNo. Solicitors within the Crown Prosecution Service are unable to offer the range of experience necessary for recognition by the Law Society for the purpose mentioned. Similarly, the Bar Council requires that pupillage be served with a barrister in private practice (as opposed to an employer lawyer). The Crown Prosecution Service has, however, developed its own training programmes to ensure that its lawyers receive the necessary formal and informal training suitable for the work they undertake.