§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Attorney-General how many cases were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service; what was the total number of cases(a) received by magistrates courts and (b) finalised in magistrates courts; and how many cases were (i) received by the Crown Prosecution Service from the police, (ii) completed in the magistrates court, (iii) discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service before or at the magistrates court hearing, (iv) committed to the Crown court by the magistrates court or (v) otherwise disposed of in each Crown Prosecution Service region in total in the first nine months of 1995–96. [8478]
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe table shows the number of defendants whose case was dealt with by the 13 areas of the Crown Prosecution Service during the period of April to September 1995. The figures are not yet available for the quarter ending December 1995. The figures do not include the specialised casework undertaken by the headquarters of the service.
in common with most other Departments, has carried out a senior management review following the White Papers on the civil service, continuity and change. The report of the senior management review was produced in August 1995 and has been made available to staff and others outside the CPS. Separately, as I announced on 4 December, Official Report, column 17, work continues on a range of measures to improve further the working relationships between the CPS and the police.