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Mr. Garnier: To ask the Solicitor-General how many Crown Prosecution Service staff have been (a) dismissed for cause and (b) made redundant in (i) London and (ii) each of its 42 regional offices in each of the last five years. [305447]

The Solicitor-General: Over the last five years, there have been 256 disciplinary rulings made against Crown Prosecution Service staff. A breakdown of disciplinary rulings for this period is provided in the following table:


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Disciplinary penalties by area
Number
Area 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

London

4

7

5

8

7

Casework Directorate

-

-

-

-

-

Avon and Somerset

1

1

1

-

-

Bedfordshire

1

4

2

1

4

Cambridgeshire

-

-

-

-

-

Cheshire

1

1

-

1

-

Cleveland

-

-

-

2

-

Cumbria

1

-

-

-

-

Derbyshire

-

2

2

4

2

Devon and Cornwall

-

1

-

-

-

Dorset

-

-

-

-

-

Durham

-

1

-

1

1

Dyfed-Powys

-

-

-

1

-

Essex

-

-

1

1

1

Gloucestershire

-

1

-

-

-

Greater Manchester

1

3

3

2

3

Gwent

-

-

-

1

-

HQ

1

2

2

4

2

Hampshire and IOW

1

-

-

-

4

Hertfordshire

-

1

-

2

2

Humberside

-

1

-

1

1

Kent

1

-

-

-

Lancashire

1

5

5

1

1

Leicestershire

1

2

-

1

-

Lincolnshire

-

-

-

-

-

Merseyside

1

9

5

1

1

Norfolk

-

-

-

1

1

Northamptonshire

-

-

1

1

1

North Wales

-

-

-

-

-

North Yorkshire

-

-

-

-

1

Northumbria

1

1

1

2

3

Nottinghamshire

-

2

2

1

5

South Yorkshire

1

6

2

-

3

South Wales

-

1

3

1

-

Staffordshire

-

-

2

1

-

Suffolk

-

1

-

-

7

Surrey

-

-

3

-

-

Sussex

-

-

-

-

-

Thames Valley

-

1

6

1

7

Warwickshire

-

-

-

-

1

Wiltshire

-

-

-

-

-

West Mercia

-

1

-

1

-

West Midlands

1

8

4

11

3

West Yorkshire

2

1

3

3

1

CPS Direct

-

1

1

1

-

Total

20

64

54

56

62


Mr. Garnier: To ask the Solicitor-General how many Crown Prosecution Service staff in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices took more than 10 days of sick leave in each of the last five years. [305448]

The Solicitor-General: Figures for the number of staff who have taken more than 10 days' sick leave in the five years since April 2004 are detailed in the following table.


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