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Crown Prosecution Service

Asked by Phil BrickellLabourAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 124029

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) annual budget and (b) number of staff was for the Crown Prosecution Service Specialist Proceeds of Crime unit in each of the last five years.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The annual budget and number of staff for the Crown Prosecution Service Proceeds of Crime Division in each of the last five years are as follows:

Financial Year (FY) ending

Annual Budget

Headcount

FY22

*Not available

205

FY23

£15,475,337

200

FY24

£17,276,740

229

FY25

£20,293,788

249

FY26

£23,090,634

261

*Historical figures from the CPS financial planning system Anaplan do not date back to FY22

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