Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on external consultants in the last five years.

Expenditure on consultancy by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is routinely published in their annual accounts, which are also laid before the House of Commons annually. These can be accessed on the SFO’s website at Annual reports and accounts - Serious Fraud Office (sfo.gov.uk) and the CPS’ website at Annual reports, business plans and strategies | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk).

The accounts of the SFO and CPS for 2023/24 are expected to be published in July 2024.