Crown Prosecution Service: Equality

(asked on 18th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service spent on (a) training and (b) staff related to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.


Answered by
Michael Tomlinson Portrait
Michael Tomlinson
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
This question was answered on 25th July 2023

(a) Training: the total spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training for the financial year 2021/22 was £85,467.00. This includes Learning & Development, HQ Diversity & Inclusion, Staff Networks, and CPS areas. The total spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training for the financial year 2022/23) was £77,975.77. This includes Learning & Development, HQ Diversity & Inclusion, Staff Networks, and CPS areas. (b) Staff: the total spending for salary costs for staff related to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) for the financial year 2021/22 was £241,927. This equates to 6 FTE staff in HQ D&I team. The total spending for salary costs for staff related to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) for the financial year 2022/23 was £191,908. This equates to 5 FTE staff in HQ D&I team.

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