Appropriation Act 1996

Class VIII

SCHEDULE (B).—Part 10 Class VIII 1996–97

Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1997, viz.:—

	Sums not exceeding
	Supply Grants £	Appropriations in Aid £
1. For expenditure by the Lord Chancellor’s Department on the Lord Chancellor’s Department HQ and Associated Offices, payments in support of marriage guidance, conciliation and mediation, the Court Service, the Public Trust Office, legal aid in criminal cases, grants to the Legal Aid Fund, costs paid from central funds, the magistrates' courts and other legal services.	2,215,245,000	281,459,000
2. For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Court Service on court services, other legal services, accommodation services and legal aid.	43,780,000	10,462,000
3. For expenditure by the Public Record Office on administration and operational costs.	31,558,000	1,322,000
4. For expenditure by the Crown Prosecution Service on administrative costs (including the hire of private prosecuting agents), Crown prosecutions and in connection with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime.	287,896,000	20,411,000
5. For expenditure by the Serious Fraud Office on administration, investigation and prosecution costs.	16,688,000	101,000
6. For expenditure by the Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, the Treasury Solicitor Agency, the Government Property Lawyers' Agency and the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers on administration, and on costs and fees for legal and related services.	8,538,000	39,705,000
7. For expenditure by the Crown Office and Lord Advocate’s Department on administrative costs (including fees paid to temporary Procurators Fiscal), witnesses' expenses and other costs associated with Crown prosecutions.	45,770,000	106,000
Total, Class VIII	2,649,475,000	353,566,000