Activity Based Costings
Annex 4 - Table of ABC Costs per defendant finalised
Costs per defendant finalised - using National Minimum Rates
Magistrates' Court
| Finalisation category | Cost
Prosecutor |
Cost
DCW |
Cost
Admin |
Cost
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilty summary | 26.27 | 8.00 | 12.56 | 46.83 |
| Guilty either way | 70.11 | 6.15 | 20.38 | 96.64 |
| Discharged committal | 204.72 | 5.47 | 60.36 | 270.55 |
| Prosecution dropped | 111.34 | 4.40 | 30.55 | 146.29 |
| Write off | 53.28 | 7.80 | 17.24 | 78.32 |
| Other proceedings | 25.86 | 9.16 | 10.15 | 45.17 |
| Trial - summary | 375.22 | 4.49 | 83.40 | 463.11 |
| Trial - either way | 422.55 | 3.40 | 79.68 | 505.64 |
| Pre charge decision | 32.06 | 0.01 | 2.91 | 34.98 |
| Youth case (additional to PI above) | 35.55 | 0 | 10.42 | 45.97 |
| "Late guilty" (additional to PI above) | 148.21 | 0 | 53.37 | 201.58 |
Crown Court
| Finalisation category | Cost
Lawyer |
Cost
Casework |
Cost
Admin |
Cost
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeons guilty | 517.99 | 167.15 | 131.86 | 817.00 |
| Late guilty | 609.28 | 204.78 | 161.32 | 975.37 |
| Not guilty contest | 719.84 | 508.04 | 239.93 | 1467.81 |
| Guilty not guilty contest | 708.36 | 518.76 | 237.62 | 1464.74 |
| Prosecution dropped | 531.91 | 169.79 | 144.43 | 846.12 |
| Write off | 486.22 | 152.76 | 127.36 | 766.35 |
| Appeals | 90.28 | 59.38 | 50.17 | 199.82 |
| Committal for sentence | 60.96 | 52.37 | 52.10 | 165.42 |
NB - These are not "full economic" costs covering accommodation, overheads etc. Costs reflect Salary costs based on "minimum"costs (Average salary + ERNIC + Superannuation + any Pay additions/Recruitment & Retention + skills allowances) Source - Finance Directorate Dec 2005