Crown Prosecution Service
(asked on 10th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of the budget of the Crown Prosecution Service was spent on (a) premises, (b) administration, (c) staff, (d) external suppliers, other than external Counsel, (e) external Counsel and (f) other costs in each of the years 2010 to 2015.
The proportion of the budget that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spent on (a) premises, (b) administration, (c) staff, (d) external suppliers other than external Counsel, (e) external Counsel and (f) other costs in each of the years 2010 to 2015 is given below.
Financial year | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Premises | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
Administration | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
Staff | 53% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 55% |
External suppliers | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Counsel | 19% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 21% |
Other | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Note: The figures for the years 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 do not sum to 100% because in each of these years the CPS reported a small underspend against its budget.