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The donation came about after an IT worker at the CPS saw the Mail's campaign. We are accepting used laptops and – for around £15 – having them professionally refurbished for young learners.
All the latest 6,500 devices are lightweight and powerful ThinkPads made by Lenovo.
The CPS said it would delete all the data on them, including sensitive notes kept by prosecutors of criminal records and case evidence used in trials and plea hearings.
Their value is estimated to be at least £3million, although they will have to go through a formal evaluation before being accepted for schools. Rebecca Lawrence, chief executive of the CPS, said: 'We need to adapt to the changing demands of our job, such as handling increasingly large data files like CCTV and police body-worn footage. To keep pace, we need to upgrade our equipment.