## Costs Of The 47 Rape And Sexual Assault Cases Dropped Due To Disclosure Issues

 Request Please can you advise on what costs were associated with the 47 rape/sexual assault cases (revealed by the CPS in June) which were stopped due to issues with disclosure? Subsequently you clarified on 12 September 2018 the following: 
To clarify the external costs to the CPS for each of the 47 cases that were stopped. And internal costs if they have been specifically recorded, although I am aware from reading previous FOI releases that internal costs sometimes cannot be provided.  
 
Response The total external costs to the CPS for the 47 cases, which were stopped due to issues with disclosure is 
£80,549.66. This includes all counsel- and witness-related costs. Please note the CPS does not record time spent by internal lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff on a case by case basis. Information Management Unit 020 3357 0899 
FOI.Unit@cps.gsi.gov.uk  
 

                                                                                                                                           
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