The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold records of the number of cases reported to the police or of the number the police decide not to proceed with. A record is held of the number of cases where the CPS has been asked to make a charging decision and the decision made; either to charge or take no further action.

However, no central records of the alleged offence(s) considered at the pre-charge decision are held by the CPS. To obtain details of the number of allegations of unlawful sexual intercourse offences considered and those which do not proceed, either by way of decision to take no further action or discontinuance following charge, due to the 12-month Statute of Limitations would require a manual exercise of reviewing individual case files to be undertaken at a disproportionate cost.

Between 5 June 2013 and 31 January 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service received 981 requests for review under the Victims' Right to Review scheme.

The Crown Prosecution Service has completed reviews in 909 of those cases.

Of those reviews which have been completed, 122 have resulted in the original decision being changed.

The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of people prosecuted for manslaughter arising from driving. To obtain details of the number of such prosecutions would require a manual exercise of reviewing individual case files to be undertaken at a disproportionate cost.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is currently reviewing its Scales of Costs guidance and intends to issue revised guidance later this. year. The scales illustrate the average costs incurred in a wide range of cases and provide a benchmark to help inform costs applications against convicted defendants.

The broad average internal cost to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of prosecuting cases in 2012 was as follows:

It should be noted that the average internal costs quoted exclude external costs, such as counsel fees, witness expenses or expert fees.

The CPS applies for costs against convicted defendants using published Scales of Costs guidance. The scales illustrate the average costs incurred and provide a benchmark to help inform the calculation of costs applications against convicted defendants. The figures in the current scales are presented in a lower/average/higher range, as follows: