The CPS undertook more than 800,000 prosecutions in 2012-13, approximately 700,000 of which were in the magistrates' courts and 100,000 in the Crown Court.
Crown Prosecutors (also known as reviewing lawyers) provide advice to investigators and take charging decisions; Crown Advocates present prosecution cases in court; Associate Prosecutors represent the CPS in cases with guilty pleas in the magistrates' courts; and paralegals/casework assistants provide clerical support and help with progressing cases.