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ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Chief Crown Prosecutor
Mr. Burnett: To ask the Attorney-General if he will list the full range of salaries, other payments and benefits to be paid to or provided for Chief Crown Prosecutors. [74123]
The Attorney-General: The table lists the areas in which positions of Chief Crown Prosecutor are available together with the salary range into which each position is categorised. In addition, all permanent appointments are pensionable from the outset under the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.
| Area | Salary Range |
|---|---|
| London | £54,230--£90,400 |
| Greater Manchester | |
| West Midlands | £49,130--£80,400 |
| West Yorkshire | |
| Hampshire | |
| Lancashire | |
| Merseyside | £44,560--£71,470 |
| Northumbria | |
| South Wales | |
| Avon & Somerset | |
| Cheshire | |
| Cleveland | |
| Derbyshire | |
| Devon & Cornwall | |
| Essex | |
| Humberside | |
| Kent | £40,430--£63,490 |
| Leicestershire | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
| South Yorkshire | |
| Staffordshire | |
| Sussex | |
| Thames Valley | |
| West Mercia | |
| Bedfordshire | |
| Cambridgeshire | |
| Cumbria | |
| Dorset | |
| Durham | |
| Dyfed-Powys | |
| Gloucestershire | |
| Gwent | £33,456--£54,323 |
| Hertfordshire | |
| Lincolnshire | |
| Norfolk | |
| Northamptonshire | |
| North Wales | |
| North Yorkshire | |
| Suffolk | |
| Surrey | |
| Wiltshire | |
| Warwickshire |
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Mr. Burnett: To ask the Attorney-General how many applicants there have been for the posts of Chief Crown Prosecutor; and how many such applicants have come from (a) the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) solicitors in private practice and (c) barristers in private practice. [74122]
The Attorney-General: The total number of applicants for the posts of Chief Crown Prosecutor was 209, of which:
- (a) 148 were from the Crown Prosecution Service;
- (b) 22 applicants were from solicitors in private practice;
- (c) 13 applicants were from barristers in private practice.
The remaining 26 applicants came from a variety of sources not included in the categories above.
Lobbyists
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the role of professional lobbyists in formulating policy in his Department. [74360]
The Attorney-General: Any contacts with lobbyists by Ministers and civil servants in this Department are conducted in accordance with the "Ministerial Code" and "Guidance for Civil Servants: Contact with Lobbyists".
Director of Public Prosecutions
Mr. Burnett:
To ask the Attorney-General if he will list all salary and other payments and all benefits paid to and provided for the Director of Public Prosecutions in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96, (c) 1996-97, (d) 1997-98 and (e) estimated for 1998-99. [74125]
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The Attorney-General:
The post of Director of Public Prosecutions attracts a salary which equates to that of a High Court Judge and is reviewed annually following recommendations by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB). The salaries of High Court Judges are published in the SSRB's annual reports.
From 21 April 1992 to 31 October 1998, the post of Director of Public Prosecutions was held by Dame Barbara Mills QC. Her appointment was pensionable from the outset under the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS). In addition, Dame Barbara was pensionable under a Supplementary Scheme, with benefits accruing at the same rate as under the PCSPS, in respect of that part of her pay exceeding the Inland Revenue earnings cap limits which are applied to the PCSPS.
In departing from the post on 31 October 1998, she received a severance payment under the terms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.