Expenditure data
In delivering public prosecutions the CPS resources and expenditure are analysed between Administration Costs and Crown Prosecutions and Legal Services.
Administration represents the costs of running the Department and includes only those costs not attributed to front line services directly associated with the prosecution of criminal cases. Administration includes staff salaries, other staff related expenditure, accommodation and related costs for administrative staff based in CPS Headquarters. Costs are also incurred in relation to legal and other advice on the extension of PFI contracts, leadership training and the costs of dealing with staff grievances.
Crown Prosecutions and Legal Services cover the direct and indirect costs of taking cases to court. After the cost of front line staff salaries, most of the expenditure is associated with the costs of the more serious cases, which are heard in the Crown Court and comprise the costs of employing barristers as advocates, paying allowances and expenses to prosecution witnesses who attend court, the cost of expert testimony and a number of other less significant costs associated with the prosecution process.
Staff expenditure accounts for around 55% of CPS expenditure. Other administration costs represent 22% of costs and other programme costs the remaining 23%.
The CPS, like all central government departments and agencies, publishes details of its expenditure. The files below show CPS invoice transactions over £25,000 by month, published monthly, approximately one quarter in arrears. These files are in .csv format. The data is also published on the data.gov.uk website.
2020-21
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2021 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2021 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2021 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2020 (.csv)
2019-20
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2020 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2019 (.csv)
2018-19
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2019 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2018 (.csv)
2017-18
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2018 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2017 (.csv)
2016-17
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2017 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2016 (.csv)
2015-16
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2016 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2015 (.csv)
2014-15
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2015 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - December 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - November 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - October 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - September 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - August 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - July 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - June 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - May 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - April 2014 (.csv)
2014
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - March 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - February 2014 (.csv)
- CPS expenditure over £25,000 - January 2014 (.csv)
Notes
- Any enquiries should be directed to enquiries@cps.gsi.gov.uk
- The CPS does not hold supplier VAT registration numbers.
- If a single invoice has been coded to multiple expense types and/or expense areas the value shown is the amount paid against each individual expense type/expense area combination, even where each entry at this level may be less than £25,000.
- The CPS does not reclaim VAT. Therefore the gross payment is published as this represents the full cost of the transaction to the department.
- Payments to the barristers listed in these data represent gross fee payments, which is not the same as income. From their gross fees all self employed barristers have to deduct the costs of running their practices. They also have to make their own provision for holiday, sickness and pension provision. Payments shown are inclusive of VAT, which barristers have to repay to the government.
- Click here to access a glossary of CPS Account Codes.
All government departments, including the CPS, have been required by the Government to limit spending, and since 24 May 2010, there have been moratoria in place on spending in specific areas, namely:
- A freeze on all new ICT spend above £1 million
- A freeze on all new advertising and marketing spend
- A freeze on all new consultancy spend
- Increased control over new property leases and lease extensions and
- A freeze on Civil Service recruitment
Under certain circumstances, exceptions to these moratoria can be applied, for example in order to maintain critical services. The Excel document exceptions to spending moratoria applied for by the CPS lists the exceptions applied for by the CPS in relation to the spending moratoria introduced by the Government in May 2010.
2015/2016
- exceptions_to_spending_controls_Q4_2015_to_2016.xlsx
- exceptions_to_spending_controls_Q2_2015_to_2016.xlsx
2013/2014
The following data shows staff numbers for the CPS (both payroll and non-payroll staff) expressed in Full Time Equivalents by Civil Service Grade in addition to payroll costs during the relevant periods.
Data is provided to show the position at 31 March 2011 (with cumulative payroll costs from 1 April 2010 and staff numbers in post at period end) and then monthly updates covering each respective month. This data is published as part of the Government's drive for transparency within the public sector.
Users should note:
- These figures are not Official Statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests of transparency.
- These figures have not been reconciled centrally with any National Statistics. Where differences appear between the monthly information and National Statistics, clarifying comments are provided.
- The ONS quarterly public sector employment survey continues to provide an official headline measure for comparing the overall size of employment in central government organisations with other sectors of the economy at the relevant quarterly reference point.
- Given the wide range of organisations covered, caution should be exercised when drawing inferences from the figures and care should be taken when making comparisons between organisations. Users of this management information should refer to any additional commentary and notes where these are provided.
2021-2022
CPS monthly workforce management information financial year to May 2021 (Excel file)
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2021-22-may.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2021-22-april.csv
2020-2021
CPS monthly workforce management information financial year to March 2021 (Excel file)
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-march.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-february.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-january.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-december.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-november.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-october.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-september.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-august.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-july.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-june.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-may.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2020-21-april.csv
2019-2020
CPS monthly workforce management information financial year to March 2020 (Excel file)
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-march.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-february.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-january.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-december.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-november.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-october.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-september.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-august.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-july.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-june.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-may.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2019-20-april.csv
2018-2019
CPS monthly workforce management information financial year to March 2019 (Excel file)
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-march.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-february.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-january.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-december.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-november.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-october.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-september.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-august.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-july.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-june.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-may.csv
- cps-monthly-workforce-management-information-2018-19-april.csv
2017-2018
CPS monthly workforce management information year to March 2018 (Excel file)
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_march.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_february.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_january.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_december.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_november.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_october.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_september.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_august.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_july.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_june.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_may.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2017_18_april.csv
2016-2017
CPS monthly workforce management information year to March 2017 (Excel file)
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_march.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_february.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_january.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_december.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_november.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_october.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_september.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_august.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_july.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_june.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_may.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2016_17_april.csv
2015-2016
CPS monthly workforce management information year to March 2016 (Excel file)
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_march.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_february.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_january.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_december.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_november.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_october.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_september.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_august.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_july.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_june.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_may.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2015_16_april.csv
2014-2015
CPS monthly workforce management information year to March 2015 (Excel file)
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_march.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_february.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_january.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_december.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_november.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_october.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_september.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_august.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_july.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_june.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_may.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2014_15_april.csv
2013-2014
CPS monthly workforce management information year to March 2014 (Excel file)
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_march.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_february.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_january.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_december.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_november.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_october.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_september.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_august.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_july.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_june.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_may.csv
- cps_monthly_workforce_management_information_2013_14_april.csv
The data below shows the non-consolidated Performance Related Payments (PRP) made to employees for the performance year 2010-11 to date. This data is published in accordance with the Government's commitment to open up Government-held data to the public.
The data below shows all Government Procurement Card spend over £500 at the CPS for the 2010-11 financial year onwards.
2018-19
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-february-2019.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-january-2019.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-december-2018.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-november-2018.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-october-2018.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-september-2018.csv
- gpc-data-transactions-over-500-august-2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2018.csv
2017-18
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_march_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_february_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_january_2018.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_december_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_november_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_october_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_september_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_august_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2017.csv
2016-17
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_march_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_february_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_january_2017.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_december_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_november_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_october_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_september_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_august_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2016.csv
2015-16
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_march_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_february_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_january_2016.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_december_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_november_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_october_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_september_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_august_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2015.csv
2014-15
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_march_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_february_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_january_2015.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_december_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_november_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_october_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_september_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_august_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2014.csv
2013-14
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_march_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_february_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_january_2014.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_december_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_november_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_october_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_september_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_august_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_july_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_june_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_may_2013.csv
- gpc_card_data_spend_over_500_april_2013.csv
Each government department has published detailed information about projects on the Government Major Project Portfolio (GMPP). This includes a delivery confidence assessment rating, financial information (whole life cost, annual budget and forecast spend), project schedule and project narrative.
The data reflects the status of the GMPP in September 2014 and is published in support of the Major Projects Authority (MPA) annual report
Detail regarding CPS projects that fall within the GMPP are available in the following formats:
2017-2018
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data, September 2017 (.csv file)
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data September 2017 (.xlsx file)
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data September 2017 (.odt file)
2016-2017
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data, September 2016 (.csv file)
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data September 2016 (.xlsx file)
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data September 2016 (.odt file)
2015-2016
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data, September 2015 (.csv file)
- CPS Government Major Projects Portfolio data September 2015 (.xlsx file)