House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Feb 2002 (pt 26)

Departmental Minutes

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will place in the Library the minutes from formal meetings which have taken place since 11 February between the Department's Permanent Secretary and (a) the Department's Director of Communications, (b) his own special adviser, (c) the Prime Minister and (d) the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Strategy regarding (i) the role and conduct and (ii) the resignation of (A) the Department's Director of Communications and (B) his own special adviser; and if he will make a statement. [39228]

Mr. Byers: Under Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information it is not the practice to disclose details of internal meetings or communications. I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made on Tuesday 26 February to this House and that of Sir Richard Mottram, the Permanent Secretary of my Department, made on Monday 25 February, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Resignations

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will list statements he made to the press about the departure of his Chief Press Officer Mr. Martin Sixsmith and at what time Mr. Sixsmith resigned;

(2) whether there was a link between the departure of his special adviser and that of his Chief Press Officer.[39217]

Mr. Byers: I refer to the Hon. Member to the statement I made on Tuesday 26 February to this House and that of Sir Richard Mottram, the Permanent Secretary of my Department made on Monday 25 February, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions whether he will resign. [39375]

Mr. Byers: No.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the time and date of meetings which have taken place since 11 February between the Department's Permanent Secretary and (a) the Department's Director of Communications, (b) his special adviser, (c) the Prime Minister and (d) the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Strategy regarding (i) the role and conduct and (ii) the resignation of (A) the Department's Director of Communications and (B) his own special adviser. [39227]

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will place in the Library copies of correspondence since 11 February between himself and (a) the Department's Director of Communications, (b) his own special adviser, (c) the Prime Minister and (d) the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Strategy

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regarding (i) the role and conduct and (ii) the resignation of (A) the Department's Director of Communications and (B) his own special adviser; and if he will make a statement; [39229]

(a)

(b)

(c)

Mr. Don. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the time and date of meetings which have taken place since 11 February between himself and (a) the Department's Permanent Secretary, (b) the Department's Director of Communications, (c) his own special adviser, (d) the Prime Minister and (e) the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Strategy regarding (i) the role and conduct and (ii) the resignation of (A) the Department's Director of Communications and (B) his own special adviser. [39222]

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will place in the Library the minutes from formal meetings which have taken place since 11 February between himself and (a) the Department's Permanent Secretary, (b) the Department's Director of Communications, (c) his own special adviser, (d) the Prime Minister and (e) the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Strategy regarding (i) the role and conduct and (ii) the resignation of (A) the Department's Director of Communications and (B) his own special adviser; and if he will make a statement. [39223]

Mr. Byers: Under Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information it is not the practice to disclose details of internal meetings or communications. I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made on 26 February 2002, Official Report, columns 563–65 and that of Sir Richard Mottram, the Permanent Secretary of my Department, made on Monday 25 February, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will (1) make a statement on the timetable of events corresponding to the resignation from his Department on 15 February of (a) the DTLR Director of Communications and (b) his own special adviser. [39226]

(a)

(b)

Mr. Byers: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement I made on 26 February 2002, Official Report, columns 563–65 and that of Sir Richard Mottram, the Permanent Secretary of my Department, made on Monday 25 February, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

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Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will place in the Library the letters of resignation from this Department from (a) the Department's Director of Communications and (b) his own special adviser received on or after 15 February. [39221]

Mr. Byers: I refer the hon. Member to the statement Sir Richard Mottram, the Permanent Secretary for my Department, made on Monday 25 February, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL

CPS (Case Numbers)

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Solicitor-General how many cases were handled by each lawyer per year,

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in each region, since the inception of the CPS; and of these cases how many were cases for the (a) magistrates' court and (b) Crown court, expressed as a percentage of total cases and as an absolute figure. [35946]

The Solicitor-General [holding answer 14 February 2002]: It is not possible to provide information about the numbers of cases handled by lawyers since the inception of the CPS in 1986 without incurring disproportionate costs.

The tables show absolute and percentage figures of finalised cases for each year since April 1999 when the CPS restructured into 42 Areas. The tables also show the toal number of cases finalised by court type for each financial year, the number of lawyers in post at 30 September (the midpoint of each financial year) as well as the number of cases notionally handled by each lawyer.

CPS Cases by Court Type and by Lawyer1999–2000

Cases finalised by Court Type

Lawyers @ 30.9.1999 Crown % of total Per lawyer Magistrates % of total Per lawyer Total Per lawyer

42 Areas 1,769.4 124,348 7.98 70 1,434,194 92.02 811 1,558,612 881

P01—Avon & Somerset 44.3 3,289 0.21 74 37,025 91.67 836 40,388 912

P02—Bedfordshire 17.0 1,052 0.07 62 11,652 91.27 685 12,766 751

P03—Cambridgeshire 16.1 1,444 0.09 90 17,772 92.06 1,104 19,306 1,199

P04—Cheshire 31.5 2,258 0.14 72 23,297 90.91 739 25,627 813

P06—Cleveland 23.5 1,748 0.11 74 21,255 92.10 905 23,077 983

P07—Cumbria 21.4 983 0.06 46 16,362 94.08 764 17,391 812

P08—Derbyshire 29.6 2,404 0.15 81 29,990 89.41 708 23,475 792

P09—Devon & Cornwall 37.4 2,545 0.16 68 30,369 92.08 812 32,982 882

P10—Dorset 15.3 1,257 0.08 82 13,713 91.10 896 15,052 984

P11—Durham 19.0 1,434 0.09 75 18,888 92.60 994 20,397 1,074

P12—Dyfed-Powys 15.8 848 0.05 54 15,190 94.40 961 16,092 1,018

P13—Essex 36.4 2,936 0.19 81 29,236 90.65 803 32,253 886

P14—Gloucestershire 15.4 975 0.06 63 16,568 94.10 1.074 17,606 1,142

P15—Greater Manchester 117.7 7,600 0.49 65 97,430 92.71 828 105,095 893

P16—Gwent 23.5 1,514 0.10 64 20,370 92.81 867 21,948 934

P17—Hampshire 50.7 4,181 0.27 82 43,333 91.04 854 47,596 938

P18—Hertfordshire 24.8 1,676 0.11 68 18,813 91.52 758 20,557 829

P19—Humberside 26.9 2,140 0.14 79 24,212 91.60 899 26,431 981

P20—Kent 39.7 3,037 0.19 77 35,507 91.94 895 38,621 974

P21—Lancashire 66.8 4,169 0.27 62 60,378 93.45 904 64,609 967

P22—Leicestershire 26.9 2,320 0.15 86 23,497 90.71 872 25,903 962

P23—Lincolnshire 18.9 918 0.06 49 15,674 94.19 830 16,641 881

P24—Merseyside 68.2 4,122 0.26 60 49,422 92.20 724 53,604 786

P25—Metropolitan & City 265.2 18,484 1.19 70 175,372 90.43 661 193,925 731

P26—Norfolk 24.4 1,492 0.10 61 19,607 92.66 802 21,160 886

P27—Northamptonshire 14.4 1,334 0.09 93 14,118 90.82 982 15,545 1,082

P28—Northumbria 62.4 4,194 0.27 67 5,498 92.87 889 59,759 958

P29—North Wales 27.1 1,062 0.07 39 18,584 94.41 685 19,685 726

P30—North Yorkshire 23.0 1,391 0.09 60 19,134 92.95 830 20,585 893

P31—Nottinghamshire 47.2 3,856 0.25 82 31,089 88.76 658 35,027 741

P32—South Wales 59.2 3,919 0.25 66 45,594 92.12 787 59,579 855

P33—South Yorkshire 43.6 4,424 0.28 101 38,181 89.40 875 42,706 979

P34—Staffordshire 36.5 2,407 0.15 66 32,325 92.89 887 34,798 955

P35—Suffolk 17.6 1,298 0.08 74 13,827 90.97 786 15,199 864

P36—Surrey 22.1 1,082 0.07 49 17,850 94.04 809 18,982 860

P37—Sussex 37.4 2,275 0.15 61 28,458 92.41 762 30,794 824

P38—Thames Valley 53.0 2,479 0.16 47 43,403 94.50 819 45,929 866

P39—Warwickshire 12.0 695 0.04 58 9,258 92.48 770 10,011 832

P40—West Mercia 32.6 1,850 0.12 57 26,982 93.40 826 28,889 885

P41—West Midlands 102.2 8,404 0.54 82 83,135 90.74 813 91,621 896

P42—West Yorkshire 86.4 8,109 0.52 94 85,817 91.28 993 94,020 1,088

P43—Wiltshire 16.0 743 0.05 46 14,009 94.67 876 14,798 925

CPS Cases by Court Type and by Lawyer2000–01

Cases finalised by Court Type

Lawyers @ 30.9.2000 Crown % of total Per lawyer Magistrates % of total Per lawyer Total Per lawyer

42 Areas 1,739.8 115,732 7.87 67 1,354,713 92.13 779 1,470,445 845

P01—Avon & Somerset 41.0 2,961 0.20 72 32,032 91.54 781 34,993 854

P02—Bedfordshire 16.0 960 0.07 60 10,787 91.83 674 11,747 734

P03—Cambridgeshire 17.8 1,363 0.09 76 13,073 90.56 734 14,436 810

P04—Cheshire 30.2 3,149 0.15 71 23,089 91.49 764 25,238 835

P06—Cleveland 21.8 1,746 0.12 80 20,107 92.01 922 21,853 1,002

P07—Cumbria 23.0 1,170 0.08 51 13,848 92.21 601 15,018 652

P08—Derbyshire 26.2 2,487 0.17 95 19,459 88.67 744 21,946 839

P09—Devon & Cornwall 36.9 2,193 0.15 59 29,033 92.98 787 31,226 846

P10—Dorset 14.0 1,069 0.07 76 13,959 92.89 998 15,028 1,075

P11—Durham 22.0 1,285 0.09 58 15,778 92.47 716 17,063 774

P12—Dyfed-Powys 19.4 722 0.05 37 13,660 94.98 703 14,382 741

P13—Essex 34.8 2,261 0.15 65 25,625 91.89 736 27,886 801

P14—Gloucestershire 15.4 763 0.05 49 14,342 94.95 930 15,105 980

P15—Greater Manchester 117.5 7,426 0.51 63 93,291 92.63 794 100,717 857

P16—Gwent 22.5 1,266 0.09 56 21,529 94.45 957 22,795 1,013

P17—Hampshire 49.5 3,975 0.27 80 43,277 91.59 875 47,252 955

P18—Hertfordshire 22.8 1,460 0.10 64 19,344 92.98 847 20,804 911

P19—Humberside 28.6 1,877 0.13 66 22,942 92.44 801 24,819 867

P20—Kent 39.8 2,948 0.20 74 32,160 91.60 809 35,108 883

P21—Lancashire 60.8 3,908 0.27 64 57,800 93.67 951 61,708 1,015

P22—Leicestershire 28.0 2,183 0.15 78 22,400 91.12 799 24,583 877

P23—Lincolnshire 18.3 961 0.07 53 15,829 94.28 866 16,790 919

P24—Merseyside 67.6 4,301 0.29 64 48,467 91.85 717 52,768 781

P25—Metropolitan & City 252.6 17,014 1.16 67 162,316 90.51 643 179,330 710

P26—Norfolk 22.8 1,415 0.10 62 18,245 92.80 799 19,660 861

P27—Northamptonshire 16.6 1,089 0.07 66 15,532 93.45 935 16,621 1,000

P28—Northumbria 68.0 3,948 0.27 58 53,527 93.13 788 57,475 846

P29—North Wales 24.3 1,089 0.07 45 17,059 94.00 701 18,148 746

P30—North Yorkshire 23.5 1,351 0.09 57 15,774 92.11 671 17,125 728

P31—Nottinghamshire 44.0 3,242 0.22 74 31,185 90.58 709 34,427 782

P32—South Wales 58.8 3,306 0.22 56 46,641 93.38 793 49,947 849

P33—South Yorkshire 45.7 4,244 0.29 93 36,531 89.59 800 40,775 893

P34—Staffordshire 33.6 2,235 0.15 66 28,810 92.80 856 31,045 923

P35—Suffolk 16.6 1,058 0.07 64 12,692 92.31 764 13,750 827

P36—Surrey 17.6 963 0.07 55 15,265 94.07 866 16,228 921

P37—Sussex 35.6 2,329 0.16 65 27,220 92.12 764 29,549 829

P38—Thames Valley 50.1 2,348 0.16 47 38,010 94.18 759 40,358 806

P39—Warwickshire 12.0 602 0.04 50 8,935 93.69 743 9,537 793

P40—West Mercia 30.8 1,933 0.13 63 27,569 93.45 896 29,502 959

P41—West Midlands 107.9 8,925 0.61 83 82,839 90.27 768 91,764 851

P42—West Yorkshire 89.1 6,565 0.45 74 81,482 92.54 914 88,047 988

P43—Wiltshire 16.0 642 0.04 40 13,250 95.38 828 13,892 868

	Cases finalised by Court Type
	Lawyers @ 30.9.1999	Crown	% of total	Per lawyer	Magistrates	% of total	Per lawyer	Total	Per lawyer
42 Areas	1,769.4	124,348	7.98	70	1,434,194	92.02	811	1,558,612	881
P01—Avon & Somerset	44.3	3,289	0.21	74	37,025	91.67	836	40,388	912
P02—Bedfordshire	17.0	1,052	0.07	62	11,652	91.27	685	12,766	751
P03—Cambridgeshire	16.1	1,444	0.09	90	17,772	92.06	1,104	19,306	1,199
P04—Cheshire	31.5	2,258	0.14	72	23,297	90.91	739	25,627	813
P06—Cleveland	23.5	1,748	0.11	74	21,255	92.10	905	23,077	983
P07—Cumbria	21.4	983	0.06	46	16,362	94.08	764	17,391	812
P08—Derbyshire	29.6	2,404	0.15	81	29,990	89.41	708	23,475	792
P09—Devon & Cornwall	37.4	2,545	0.16	68	30,369	92.08	812	32,982	882
P10—Dorset	15.3	1,257	0.08	82	13,713	91.10	896	15,052	984
P11—Durham	19.0	1,434	0.09	75	18,888	92.60	994	20,397	1,074
P12—Dyfed-Powys	15.8	848	0.05	54	15,190	94.40	961	16,092	1,018
P13—Essex	36.4	2,936	0.19	81	29,236	90.65	803	32,253	886
P14—Gloucestershire	15.4	975	0.06	63	16,568	94.10	1.074	17,606	1,142
P15—Greater Manchester	117.7	7,600	0.49	65	97,430	92.71	828	105,095	893
P16—Gwent	23.5	1,514	0.10	64	20,370	92.81	867	21,948	934
P17—Hampshire	50.7	4,181	0.27	82	43,333	91.04	854	47,596	938
P18—Hertfordshire	24.8	1,676	0.11	68	18,813	91.52	758	20,557	829
P19—Humberside	26.9	2,140	0.14	79	24,212	91.60	899	26,431	981
P20—Kent	39.7	3,037	0.19	77	35,507	91.94	895	38,621	974
P21—Lancashire	66.8	4,169	0.27	62	60,378	93.45	904	64,609	967
P22—Leicestershire	26.9	2,320	0.15	86	23,497	90.71	872	25,903	962
P23—Lincolnshire	18.9	918	0.06	49	15,674	94.19	830	16,641	881
P24—Merseyside	68.2	4,122	0.26	60	49,422	92.20	724	53,604	786
P25—Metropolitan & City	265.2	18,484	1.19	70	175,372	90.43	661	193,925	731
P26—Norfolk	24.4	1,492	0.10	61	19,607	92.66	802	21,160	886
P27—Northamptonshire	14.4	1,334	0.09	93	14,118	90.82	982	15,545	1,082
P28—Northumbria	62.4	4,194	0.27	67	5,498	92.87	889	59,759	958
P29—North Wales	27.1	1,062	0.07	39	18,584	94.41	685	19,685	726
P30—North Yorkshire	23.0	1,391	0.09	60	19,134	92.95	830	20,585	893
P31—Nottinghamshire	47.2	3,856	0.25	82	31,089	88.76	658	35,027	741
P32—South Wales	59.2	3,919	0.25	66	45,594	92.12	787	59,579	855
P33—South Yorkshire	43.6	4,424	0.28	101	38,181	89.40	875	42,706	979
P34—Staffordshire	36.5	2,407	0.15	66	32,325	92.89	887	34,798	955
P35—Suffolk	17.6	1,298	0.08	74	13,827	90.97	786	15,199	864
P36—Surrey	22.1	1,082	0.07	49	17,850	94.04	809	18,982	860
P37—Sussex	37.4	2,275	0.15	61	28,458	92.41	762	30,794	824
P38—Thames Valley	53.0	2,479	0.16	47	43,403	94.50	819	45,929	866
P39—Warwickshire	12.0	695	0.04	58	9,258	92.48	770	10,011	832
P40—West Mercia	32.6	1,850	0.12	57	26,982	93.40	826	28,889	885
P41—West Midlands	102.2	8,404	0.54	82	83,135	90.74	813	91,621	896
P42—West Yorkshire	86.4	8,109	0.52	94	85,817	91.28	993	94,020	1,088
P43—Wiltshire	16.0	743	0.05	46	14,009	94.67	876	14,798	925

	Cases finalised by Court Type
	Lawyers @ 30.9.2000	Crown	% of total	Per lawyer	Magistrates	% of total	Per lawyer	Total	Per lawyer
42 Areas	1,739.8	115,732	7.87	67	1,354,713	92.13	779	1,470,445	845
P01—Avon & Somerset	41.0	2,961	0.20	72	32,032	91.54	781	34,993	854
P02—Bedfordshire	16.0	960	0.07	60	10,787	91.83	674	11,747	734
P03—Cambridgeshire	17.8	1,363	0.09	76	13,073	90.56	734	14,436	810
P04—Cheshire	30.2	3,149	0.15	71	23,089	91.49	764	25,238	835
P06—Cleveland	21.8	1,746	0.12	80	20,107	92.01	922	21,853	1,002
P07—Cumbria	23.0	1,170	0.08	51	13,848	92.21	601	15,018	652
P08—Derbyshire	26.2	2,487	0.17	95	19,459	88.67	744	21,946	839
P09—Devon & Cornwall	36.9	2,193	0.15	59	29,033	92.98	787	31,226	846
P10—Dorset	14.0	1,069	0.07	76	13,959	92.89	998	15,028	1,075
P11—Durham	22.0	1,285	0.09	58	15,778	92.47	716	17,063	774
P12—Dyfed-Powys	19.4	722	0.05	37	13,660	94.98	703	14,382	741
P13—Essex	34.8	2,261	0.15	65	25,625	91.89	736	27,886	801
P14—Gloucestershire	15.4	763	0.05	49	14,342	94.95	930	15,105	980
P15—Greater Manchester	117.5	7,426	0.51	63	93,291	92.63	794	100,717	857
P16—Gwent	22.5	1,266	0.09	56	21,529	94.45	957	22,795	1,013
P17—Hampshire	49.5	3,975	0.27	80	43,277	91.59	875	47,252	955
P18—Hertfordshire	22.8	1,460	0.10	64	19,344	92.98	847	20,804	911
P19—Humberside	28.6	1,877	0.13	66	22,942	92.44	801	24,819	867
P20—Kent	39.8	2,948	0.20	74	32,160	91.60	809	35,108	883
P21—Lancashire	60.8	3,908	0.27	64	57,800	93.67	951	61,708	1,015
P22—Leicestershire	28.0	2,183	0.15	78	22,400	91.12	799	24,583	877
P23—Lincolnshire	18.3	961	0.07	53	15,829	94.28	866	16,790	919
P24—Merseyside	67.6	4,301	0.29	64	48,467	91.85	717	52,768	781
P25—Metropolitan & City	252.6	17,014	1.16	67	162,316	90.51	643	179,330	710
P26—Norfolk	22.8	1,415	0.10	62	18,245	92.80	799	19,660	861
P27—Northamptonshire	16.6	1,089	0.07	66	15,532	93.45	935	16,621	1,000
P28—Northumbria	68.0	3,948	0.27	58	53,527	93.13	788	57,475	846
P29—North Wales	24.3	1,089	0.07	45	17,059	94.00	701	18,148	746
P30—North Yorkshire	23.5	1,351	0.09	57	15,774	92.11	671	17,125	728
P31—Nottinghamshire	44.0	3,242	0.22	74	31,185	90.58	709	34,427	782
P32—South Wales	58.8	3,306	0.22	56	46,641	93.38	793	49,947	849
P33—South Yorkshire	45.7	4,244	0.29	93	36,531	89.59	800	40,775	893
P34—Staffordshire	33.6	2,235	0.15	66	28,810	92.80	856	31,045	923
P35—Suffolk	16.6	1,058	0.07	64	12,692	92.31	764	13,750	827
P36—Surrey	17.6	963	0.07	55	15,265	94.07	866	16,228	921
P37—Sussex	35.6	2,329	0.16	65	27,220	92.12	764	29,549	829
P38—Thames Valley	50.1	2,348	0.16	47	38,010	94.18	759	40,358	806
P39—Warwickshire	12.0	602	0.04	50	8,935	93.69	743	9,537	793
P40—West Mercia	30.8	1,933	0.13	63	27,569	93.45	896	29,502	959
P41—West Midlands	107.9	8,925	0.61	83	82,839	90.27	768	91,764	851
P42—West Yorkshire	89.1	6,565	0.45	74	81,482	92.54	914	88,047	988
P43—Wiltshire	16.0	642	0.04	40	13,250	95.38	828	13,892	868

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CPS Cases by Court Type and by Lawyer2001–02 (to December 2001 only)

Cases finalised by Court Type

Lawyers @ 30.9.2001 Crown % of total Per lawyer Magistrates % of total Per lawyer Total Per lawyer

42 Areas 1,817.6 83,417 7.65 46 1,006,595 92.35 554 1,090,012 600

P01—Avon & Somerset 48.4 1,907 0.17 39 22,435 92.17 463 24,342 503

P02—Bedfordshire 16.8 664 0.06 39 8,626 92.85 513 9,290 552

P03—Cambridgeshire 18.8 954 0.09 51 9,086 90.50 483 10,040 533

P04—Cheshire 37.0 1,401 0.13 38 15,697 91.81 424 17,098 462

P06—Cleveland 22.9 1,435 0.13 63 15,683 91.62 684 17,118 747

P07—Cumbria 22.4 821 0.08 37 10,365 92.66 462 11,186 499

P08—Derbyshire 27.7 1,854 0.17 67 14,667 88.78 530 16,521 597

P09—Devon & Cornwall 39.1 1,684 0.15 43 19,291 91.97 493 20,975 536

P10—Dorset 17.0 664 0.06 39 9,414 93.41 554 10,078 594

P11—Durham 24.1 1,177 0.11 49 11,818 90.94 491 12,995 540

P12—Dyfed Powys 21.4 569 0.05 27 9,853 94.54 460 10,422 487

P13—Essex 39.6 1,477 0.14 37 19,306 92.89 487 20,783 524

P14—Gloucestershire 16.2 608 0.06 37 11,057 94.79 681 11,665 719

P15—Greater Manchester 120.6 5,376 0.49 45 68,580 92.73 569 73,956 613

P16—Gwent 28.3 1,016 0.09 36 14,590 93.49 515 15,606 551

P17—Hampshire 48.7 2,623 0.24 54 28,112 91.47 577 30,735 631

P18—Hertfordshire 25.0 1,246 0.11 50 14,633 92.15 584 15,879 634

P19—Humberside 28.8 1,356 0.12 47 16,627 92.46 577 17,983 624

P20—Kent 45.8 1,965 0.18 43 23,563 92.30 514 25,528 557

P21—Lancashire 67.9 2,979 0.27 44 39,455 92.98 581 42,434 625

P22—Leicestershire 28.7 1,560 0.14 54 16,989 91.59 591 18,549 645

P23—Lincolnshire 16.2 610 0.06 38 14,690 96.01 909 15,300 947

P24—Merseyside 68.7 3,344 0.31 49 30,972 90.26 451 34,316 500

P25—Metropolitan & City 247.3 12,923 1.19 52 125,398 90.66 507 138,321 559

P26—Norfolk 24.2 891 0.08 37 13,635 93.87 564 14,526 600

P27—Northamptonshire 17.8 670 0.06 38 11,738 94.60 661 12,408 698

P28—Northumbria 69.5 2,842 0.26 41 38,390 93.11 552 41,232 593

P29—North Wales 21.4 810 0.07 38 13,011 94.14 609 13,821 647

P30—North Yorkshire 22.8 758 0.07 33 11,212 93.67 492 11,970 526

P31—Nottinghamshire 47.2 2,259 0.21 48 20,730 90.17 439 22,989 487

P32—South Wales 62.2 2,654 0.24 43 32,414 92.43 521 35,068 563

P33—South Yorkshire 41.7 3,351 0.31 80 26,703 88.85 640 30,054 720

P34—Staffordshire 35.5 1,405 0.13 40 19,907 93.41 561 21,312 600

P35—Suffolk 20.0 691 0.06 34 9,683 93.34 483 10,374 518

P36—Surrey 18.8 841 0.08 45 12,173 93.54 647 13,014 691

P37—Sussex 40.0 1,842 0.17 46 20,134 91.62 504 21,976 550

P38—Thames Valley 54.3 1,682 0.15 31 42,047 96.15 774 43,729 805

P39—Warwickshire 10.0 457 0.04 46 7,232 94.06 721 7,689 767

P40—West Mercia 32.7 1,286 0.12 39 20,764 94.17 634 22,050 673

P41—West Midlands 111.4 6,510 0.60 58 64,898 90.88 582 71,408 641

P42—West Yorkshire 92.0 3,800 0.35 41 60,612 94.10 659 64,412 700

P43—Wiltshire 18.2 455 0.04 25 10,405 95.81 572 10,860 597

	Cases finalised by Court Type
	Lawyers @ 30.9.2001	Crown	% of total	Per lawyer	Magistrates	% of total	Per lawyer	Total	Per lawyer
42 Areas	1,817.6	83,417	7.65	46	1,006,595	92.35	554	1,090,012	600
P01—Avon & Somerset	48.4	1,907	0.17	39	22,435	92.17	463	24,342	503
P02—Bedfordshire	16.8	664	0.06	39	8,626	92.85	513	9,290	552
P03—Cambridgeshire	18.8	954	0.09	51	9,086	90.50	483	10,040	533
P04—Cheshire	37.0	1,401	0.13	38	15,697	91.81	424	17,098	462
P06—Cleveland	22.9	1,435	0.13	63	15,683	91.62	684	17,118	747
P07—Cumbria	22.4	821	0.08	37	10,365	92.66	462	11,186	499
P08—Derbyshire	27.7	1,854	0.17	67	14,667	88.78	530	16,521	597
P09—Devon & Cornwall	39.1	1,684	0.15	43	19,291	91.97	493	20,975	536
P10—Dorset	17.0	664	0.06	39	9,414	93.41	554	10,078	594
P11—Durham	24.1	1,177	0.11	49	11,818	90.94	491	12,995	540
P12—Dyfed Powys	21.4	569	0.05	27	9,853	94.54	460	10,422	487
P13—Essex	39.6	1,477	0.14	37	19,306	92.89	487	20,783	524
P14—Gloucestershire	16.2	608	0.06	37	11,057	94.79	681	11,665	719
P15—Greater Manchester	120.6	5,376	0.49	45	68,580	92.73	569	73,956	613
P16—Gwent	28.3	1,016	0.09	36	14,590	93.49	515	15,606	551
P17—Hampshire	48.7	2,623	0.24	54	28,112	91.47	577	30,735	631
P18—Hertfordshire	25.0	1,246	0.11	50	14,633	92.15	584	15,879	634
P19—Humberside	28.8	1,356	0.12	47	16,627	92.46	577	17,983	624
P20—Kent	45.8	1,965	0.18	43	23,563	92.30	514	25,528	557
P21—Lancashire	67.9	2,979	0.27	44	39,455	92.98	581	42,434	625
P22—Leicestershire	28.7	1,560	0.14	54	16,989	91.59	591	18,549	645
P23—Lincolnshire	16.2	610	0.06	38	14,690	96.01	909	15,300	947
P24—Merseyside	68.7	3,344	0.31	49	30,972	90.26	451	34,316	500
P25—Metropolitan & City	247.3	12,923	1.19	52	125,398	90.66	507	138,321	559
P26—Norfolk	24.2	891	0.08	37	13,635	93.87	564	14,526	600
P27—Northamptonshire	17.8	670	0.06	38	11,738	94.60	661	12,408	698
P28—Northumbria	69.5	2,842	0.26	41	38,390	93.11	552	41,232	593
P29—North Wales	21.4	810	0.07	38	13,011	94.14	609	13,821	647
P30—North Yorkshire	22.8	758	0.07	33	11,212	93.67	492	11,970	526
P31—Nottinghamshire	47.2	2,259	0.21	48	20,730	90.17	439	22,989	487
P32—South Wales	62.2	2,654	0.24	43	32,414	92.43	521	35,068	563
P33—South Yorkshire	41.7	3,351	0.31	80	26,703	88.85	640	30,054	720
P34—Staffordshire	35.5	1,405	0.13	40	19,907	93.41	561	21,312	600
P35—Suffolk	20.0	691	0.06	34	9,683	93.34	483	10,374	518
P36—Surrey	18.8	841	0.08	45	12,173	93.54	647	13,014	691
P37—Sussex	40.0	1,842	0.17	46	20,134	91.62	504	21,976	550
P38—Thames Valley	54.3	1,682	0.15	31	42,047	96.15	774	43,729	805
P39—Warwickshire	10.0	457	0.04	46	7,232	94.06	721	7,689	767
P40—West Mercia	32.7	1,286	0.12	39	20,764	94.17	634	22,050	673
P41—West Midlands	111.4	6,510	0.60	58	64,898	90.88	582	71,408	641
P42—West Yorkshire	92.0	3,800	0.35	41	60,612	94.10	659	64,412	700
P43—Wiltshire	18.2	455	0.04	25	10,405	95.81	572	10,860	597

28 Feb 2002 : Column 1531W

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