Trials

Attorney General written question – answered at on 21 October 2015.

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Photo of Catherine McKinnell Catherine McKinnell Shadow Attorney General

To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) prosecution cost per defendant, (b) overall spend per completed case and (c) overall spend per full-time equivalent staff member in (i) the Crown Court and (ii) magistrates' courts was in each year since 2010-11.

Photo of Robert Buckland Robert Buckland The Solicitor-General

(a) The prosecution cost per defendant since 2010-11 is as follows:

2010-11

£422

2011-12

£420

2012-13

£452

2013-14

£461

2014-15

£496

(b) The overall spend per completed case for each year since 2010-11 is as follows:-

2010-11

£477

2011-12

£470

2012-13

£503

2013-14

£511

2014-15

£550

(c) The overall spend per full-time equivalent staff member in (i) the Crown Court and (ii) magistrates' courts was, in 2014-15:

(i) Crown Court £96,532

(ii) Magistrates Court £58,924

It is important to note that these are not staff costs but represent the full cost of prosecuting cases in the Magistrates and Crown Courts. These costs include administrative overheads.

Prior to 2014-15 the CPS did not distinguish staff expenditure between Magistrates’ and Crown Court cases, so we are unable to apportion spend to full-time equivalents by these categories.

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