Crown Prosecution Service (Hansard, 6 July 1987)

§ Mr. Bermingham

asked the Attorney-General (1) how many posts there were for each of the Crown Prosecution Service areas in the London areas and throughout England and Wales as at 30 May 1987 for (a) professional and (b) non-professional personnel;

(2) how many persons were in post in each Crown Prosecution Service area as at 30 May 1987 in (a) professional and (b) non-professional posts.

(3) how many posts there were for the Crown Prosecution Service areas in the London area and throughout England and Wales as at 30 May 1986 for (a) professional and (b) non-professional personnel;

(4) how many persons were in post in each Crown Prosecution Service area as at 30 May 1986 for (a) professional and (b) non-professional posts;

(5) how many persons are in posts as (a) chief crown prosecutors, (b) branch prosecutors, (c) senior crown prosecutors and (d) crown prosecutors, indicating how many are male; and female;

(6) whether he proposes to take any steps to bring into line the pay of those who transferred into the Crown Prosecution Service from the county prosecution service, as senior crown prosecutors and those recruited as senior crown prosecutor or promoted to senior crown prosecutor from within the service;

(7) how many staff who resigned from the Crown Prosecution Service were (a) chief crown prosecutors, (b) branch prosecutors and (c) senior crown prosecutors and (d) crown prosecutors, between 1 April 1986 and 30 March 1987;

(8) what representations he has received from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and chief constables elsewhere with regard to the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service; and if he will make a statement;

(9) what steps he intends to take to attract further recruits into the Crown Prosecution Service in order to fill the vacant posts, particularly in London and the home counties;

(10) how many persons have been seconded to other areas to meet or assist in the shortfall of staff in London and elsewhere in the Month of May 1987; and what has been the average cost of secondment per person in the payment of expenses.