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 requires a greater proportion of serious violent, sexual and acquisitive offences to be brought to justice over the period 2008-11. The first set of performance data on PSA 24 will be published early in 2009.
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 4.5% over the period 2008-11. The budgeted spend in 2008/09 is £7.87bn compared to £7.95bn in the baseline year, 2007/08. Forecasts of budgeted spend will be reviewed annually.