Crown Prosecution Service

Attorney-General written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.

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Photo of Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry Shadow Attorney General

To ask the Attorney-General how many exit packages worth in excess of £100,000 the Crown Prosecution Service has approved since May 2010; and whether any of these included ex gratia payments.

Photo of Oliver Heald Oliver Heald The Solicitor-General

Since May 2010 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has approved 87 exit packages worth in excess of £100,000. The following table presents the numbers of exit packages and their total value by year:

  Number of Exit Packages in Excess of £100,000 Value of Exit Packages Per Year (£)
2010-11 10 1,599,063.00
2011-12 41 4,632,770.53
2012-13 23 2,672,854.66
2013-14 13 1,490,018.33
Total 87 10,394,706.00

Of the 87 exit packages worth in excess of £100,000.00, six contained a compensation element, made as a result of a process of negotiation arising from an employment dispute, where both parties were legally represented. These payments have been subject to National Audit Office scrutiny as part of the annual certification process and were made in accordance with HM Treasury 'Managing Public Money' arrangements.

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