# Raise Crown Prosecution Service funding by over 10%

> “We are investing an additional £96 million in the Crown Prosecution Service, increasing its funding by more than 10 percent between 2026 and 2029.”
>
> — HM Government; Government response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, 12 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Police, courts, prisons](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/police-courts-and-prisons)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 12 October 2026
- **Where:** Government response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2029
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** The Crown Prosecution Service and the cases it prosecutes
- **When:** Between 2026 and 2029
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-criminal-courts/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-criminal-courts (checked word for word at its source on 18 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 19 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-cps-funding-10pc-2029

## Where it stands

The government says the extra money means more prosecutors able to make charging decisions, prepare cases for court and bring offenders to justice. It gives no split by year and no number of prosecutors; 2029 is read as the end of 2029. The card moves when the Crown Prosecution Service's budget or accounts show the increase.

## Timeline

- 12 October 2026, Promised: The government says it is investing an additional £96 million in the Crown Prosecution Service, raising its funding by more than 10% between 2026 and 2029
- 31 December 2029, Deadline (to come): Crown Prosecution Service funding due to be more than 10% higher by 2029

## About the cost

An additional £96 million between 2026 and 2029. The response does not split it by year, so no yearly figure is shown.

## Sources

- [Ministry of Justice, 12 Oct 2026: Government response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-criminal-courts/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-criminal-courts)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 19 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 18 October 2026.

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