Ineffective Trials in the Crown Court
Percentage of trials in the Crown Court which were ineffective (i.e. unable to proceed on the day they were scheduled to start and re-listed to start another day), across Local Criminal Justice Board areas; latest quarter October to December 2006.
| Rate of ineffective trials : Crown Court (c) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Target at end of 2006/07 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | |
| CJS Areas | Jun-Aug 2002 (a) | (Rate not to exceed) | Jul-Sep 2006 (b) | Oct-Dec 2006 |
| NATIONAL: | ||||
| England & Wales | 23.7% |
14.2% |
13.0% |
12.5% |
| LOCAL: | ||||
| Avon & Somerset | 21.6% |
15.5% |
12.7% |
18.8% |
| Bedfordshire | 16.4% |
15.0% |
10.2% |
18.6% |
| Cambridgeshire | 27.5% |
14.0% |
13.5% |
11.1% |
| Cheshire | 23.0% |
12.5% |
14.6% |
13.3% |
| Cleveland | 28.2% |
14.5% |
11.0% |
14.2% |
| Cumbria | 24.5% |
14.0% |
7.8% |
12.0% |
| Derbyshire | 19.1% |
13.5% |
7.3% |
12.4% |
| Devon & Cornwall | 16.3% |
12.0% |
9.0% |
11.8% |
| Dorset | 14.6% |
12.0% |
4.4% |
2.0% |
| Co. Durham & Darlington | 31.4% |
15.5% |
17.7% |
17.9% |
| Dyfed Powys | 4.3% |
15.0% |
5.5% |
4.3% |
| Essex | 25.9% |
15.0% |
14.1% |
12.3% |
| Gloucestershire | 12.3% |
14.0% |
21.2% |
7.1% |
| Greater Manchester | 25.8% |
13.5% |
15.0% |
13.0% |
| Gwent | 13.3% |
15.0% |
11.3% |
5.7% |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | 19.9% |
15.0% |
15.1% |
8.1% |
| Hertfordshire | 19.9% |
15.0% |
16.4% |
11.7% |
| Humberside | 11.5% |
13.0% |
6.5% |
6.6% |
| Kent | 28.4% |
15.0% |
14.8% |
19.3% |
| Lancashire | 28.1% |
15.0% |
15.4% |
19.0% |
| Leicestershire | 31.2% |
15.5% |
11.4% |
16.7% |
| Lincolnshire | 11.8% |
15.5% |
9.1% |
8.9% |
| London | 25.8% |
15.0% |
14.1% |
12.4% |
| Merseyside | 25.3% |
11.0% |
15.1% |
13.8% |
| Norfolk | 22.2% |
14.0% |
17.8% |
5.3% |
| North Wales | 20.9% |
12.5% |
4.9% |
9.7% |
| North Yorkshire | 16.2% |
15.0% |
9.7% |
12.1% |
| Northamptonshire | 28.2% |
10.0% |
3.6% |
3.5% |
| Northumbria | 13.4% |
15.5% |
20.7% |
16.5% |
| Nottinghamshire | 19.7% |
14.0% |
11.7% |
8.2% |
| South Wales | 12.6% |
15.0% |
12.3% |
12.4% |
| South Yorkshire | 23.4% |
14.0% |
11.2% |
12.7% |
| Staffordshire | 26.5% |
14.0% |
10.4% |
10.7% |
| Suffolk | 20.2% |
15.0% |
6.6% |
8.8% |
| Surrey | 18.1% |
15.5% |
13.6% |
9.6% |
| Sussex | 19.8% |
13.0% |
10.4% |
12.5% |
| Thames Valley | 17.9% |
15.0% |
13.1% |
10.6% |
| Warwickshire | 13.3% |
13.5% |
17.4% |
14.8% |
| West Mercia | 24.7% |
15.5% |
13.6% |
8.3% |
| West Midlands | 27.7% |
12.0% |
8.0% |
8.7% |
| West Yorkshire | 23.9% |
15.0% |
15.3% |
17.7% |
| Wiltshire | 10.6% |
12.0% |
11.1% |
8.7% |
(a): Baseline against which each CJS area will be monitored
(b): Quarters as per financial year
(c): Lower performance is better
The method of collecting data allows for amendments to previously published figures.
Accordingly, this data is subject to change.
Data shown as at 29th March 2007