§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Solicitor-General what the average total cost was of employing each grade of Crown Prosecutor, including pension and holiday provision, and other benefits associated with such employment, in each financial year since 1 May 1997 for which figures are available. 167302]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe average total cost of employing each grade of crown prosecutor in real terms, including pension and holiday provision, and other benefits associated with such employment, in each year since 1997, was as follows:
£ Chief Crown Prosecutor Band E Band D Band C 1997–98 94 67 58 45 1998–99 95 68 58 46 1999–2000 71 70 60 48 2000–01 91 73 61 49 2001–02 96 77 63 52 2002–03 105 77 64 52 2003–04 120 77 67 51
Mr. GamierTo ask the Solicitor-General what arrangements are made for each grade of Crown Prosecutor to qualify for high court advocacy rights; and how much time has been spent on average by each qualified Crown Prosecutor on higher courts advocacy during each financial year since 1 May 1997 for which figures are available. [167305]
§ The Solicitor-Generalan opportunity each year to apply for a place on a Higher Court Advocacy programme which is run by the Crown Prosecution Service in partnership with the Nottingham Law School.
The time spent on higher court advocacy by qualified crown prosecutors from 1999 to 2003 is shown in Table A. 1999–2000 was the first full year for which figures were collated.
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Table A Number of sessions average hours per session 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 Number of sessions 2.718 4,075 7,186 6,839 Ave hours per session 5.29 4.84 4.89 5.15