§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Attorney-General how many cases the Crown Prosecution Service has not brought to court in each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
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§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of defendants whose case did not proceed in each of the last seven years was:
Numbers 11987 118,991 1988 194,693 1989 213,965 1990 227,489 1991 262,139 1992 281,121 21993 218,466 1 April to December. 2 January to September. These figures include cases where proceedings were dropped by the CPS, cases where the prosecution was unable to proceed because the defendant had died CT could not be traced, and cases adjourned sine die.
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Attorney-General what was the level of expenditure by the Crown Prosecution Service for each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
§ The Attorney-GeneralGross expenditure by the Crown Prosecution Service from its two votes in each of the last seven years was as follows:
£'000 11986–87 74,153 1987–88 133,840 1988–89 156,882 1989–90 184,141 1990–91 213,431 1991–92 242,677 1992–93 273,748
Category 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Lawyers 1,208 1,269.5 1,374.5 1,427.5 1,611.5 1,874.5 2,068.5 2,181.5 Legal Trainees — — — — 79 123 121 144 Administrators 1,910 2,841 2,629.8 3,100.5 3,487.5 3,674.5 4,094.5 4,191.5 Total 3, 118 3,750.5 4,004.3 4,528 5,178 5,672 6,284 6,517