§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Attorney-General what is his estimate of the costs to the Crown prosecution service of employing barristers in Crown court appeals againt sentence or conviction and committals for sentence in(a) Greater London and (b) Manchester at the latest available year.
§ The Attorney-GeneralBarristers employed by the Crown prosecution service do not have rights of audience in the Crown court. The average fees paid to counsel instructed to appear on behalf of the CPS in such cases for the period 1 April to 31 December 1988, the only period for which such information is available were: 347W
£ Appeals against sentence 72 Appeals against conviction 121 Committals for sentence 74 The information given is for the three London Crown prosecution service areas, whose boundaries extend beyond Greater London. Separate figures for Greater London are not available.
The equivalent figures for Greater Manchester are:
£ Appeals against sentence 81 Appeals against conviction 132 Committals for sentence 84