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Crown Prosecution Service: Vacancies

Commons · Question 105908 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Attorney General · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2026

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Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January to Question 103029, on Crown Prosecution Service: Vacancies, how the vacancy rate for Crown Prosecutors as of the end of December 2025 compares the preceding five years, broken down by reg

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Answered by Ellie Reeves, 21 Jan 2026

The overall vacancy rate for ‘Crown Prosecutors’ across the 14 regional, geographic areas that make up the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is 4.5% (at the end of December 2025). The table below includes the regional breakdown for CPS vacancy rates applica...