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Public defenders won't save money. The CPS was a much bigger outfit when it started than the private practitioners it replaced, even ignoring cost of lay staff, premises etc. Whether they will be effective will depend on recruitment. The problem will be subjective public perception, which may also affect public prosecutors' and defenders' morale.

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