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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 July 2006.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Wednesday 8 March 2006

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Mr Sadiq Khan
Greg Clark	Mr Austin Mitchell
Mr Ian Davidson

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Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, was in attendance and gave oral evidence.

Ms Paula Diggle, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE:

EFFECTIVE USE OF MAGISTRATES' COURTS HEARINGS (HC 798)

CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions and Mr Richard Foster, Chief Executive, Crown Prosecution Service, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-139

140-159

160-177

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Crown Prosecution Service

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Prepared 19 October 2006