Bringing Offences to Justice
Bringing offences to justice is a key measure of the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. An offence is said to have been brought to justice when a recorded crime results in an offender being convicted, cautioned, issued with a penalty notice for disorder (PND) or a cannabis warning, or having an offence taken into consideration (TIC).
By delivering justice more efficiently and effectively we will help to provide greater satisfaction to victims and witnesses, increase public confidence in the criminal justice system and contribute to making communities safer.
Public Service Agreement (PSA) 24 indicator 1 requires improved performance in bringing serious violent, sexual and acquisitive offences to justice over the period 2008-11. We have published data on both the volume of such offences brought to justice, and the volume of recorded crime.
Planned efficiency improvements in bringing offences to justice are measured in the projected budgeted expenditure in real terms. This is projected to fall by approximately 3.2% over the period 2008-11. The budgeted spend in 2008/09 is £7.47 billion compared to £7.55 billion in the baseline year, 2007/08. Forecasts of budgeted spend will be reviewed annually.