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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Crown Court: Trials (8 March 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Attorney General, how many cases at Crown Courts have been discontinued in the last 12 months as a result of the lack of a prosecuting barrister.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of cases dropped/discontinued at the Crown Court due to the lack of a prosecuting barrister. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.


Answered by:
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
15 March 2022

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