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. The latest quarter January to March 2005.



Rate of ineffective trials : Crown Court c
Baseline Target 2004/05 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
CJS Areas Jun-Aug 2002 a (Rate not to exceed) Oct-Dec 2004 b Jan-Mar 2005
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
23.7%
18.4%
15.2%
14.4%
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
21.6%
19.0%
16.5%
22.8%
Bedfordshire
16.4%
18.0%
16.3%
12.9%
Cambridgeshire
27.5%
18.0%
16.1%
15.5%
Cheshire
23.0%
16.0%
13.0%
12.3%
Cleveland
28.2%
18.0%
19.5%
15.4%
Cumbria
24.5%
18.0%
13.3%
15.2%
Derbyshire
19.1%
18.4%
16.7%
20.6%
Devon & Cornwall
16.3%
15.0%
8.0%
18.4%
Dorset
14.6%
14.0%
5.1%
5.9%
Co. Durham & Darlington
31.4%
18.0%
10.9%
9.7%
Dyfed Powys
4.3%
12.0%
6.1%
11.8%
Essex
25.9%
20.0%
25.3%
14.2%
Gloucestershire
12.3%
17.0%
13.5%
14.0%
Greater Manchester
25.8%
18.4%
15.0%
13.3%
Gwent
13.3%
15.0%
13.6%
6.5%
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
19.9%
17.0%
14.3%
16.3%
Hertfordshire
19.9%
18.0%
18.8%
14.2%
Humberside
11.5%
14.0%
12.8%
8.4%
Kent
28.4%
18.5%
20.8%
17.7%
Lancashire
28.1%
18.0%
13.9%
17.8%
Leicestershire
31.2%
19.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Lincolnshire
11.8%
18.0%
17.1%
8.4%
London
25.8%
18.4%
15.9%
15.0%
Merseyside
25.3%
18.0%
14.8%
13.5%
Norfolk
22.2%
17.0%
10.1%
11.3%
Northamptonshire
28.2%
14.0%
18.8%
5.3%
Northumbria
13.4%
17.0%
18.2%
14.0%
North Wales
20.9%
15.0%
26.4%
8.8%
North Yorkshire
16.2%
16.0%
18.7%
24.5%
Nottinghamshire
19.7%
16.0%
13.1%
12.3%
South Wales
12.6%
12.3%
7.2%
9.1%
South Yorkshire
23.4%
17.0%
14.4%
12.5%
Staffordshire
26.5%
18.5%
8.4%
11.0%
Suffolk
20.2%
17.0%
9.7%
0.0%
Surrey
18.1%
20.0%
9.2%
11.1%
Sussex
19.8%
17.0%
9.9%
16.3%
Thames Valley
17.9%
18.5%
9.5%
5.8%
Warwickshire
13.3%
18.0%
14.3%
18.2%
West Mercia
24.7%
18.5%
15.0%
15.1%
West Midlands
27.7%
18.5%
18.5%
15.9%
West Yorkshire
23.9%
16.0%
15.1%
17.1%
Wiltshire
10.6%
14.0%
7.0%
7.0%

a: Baseline against which each CJS area will be monitored
b: Quarters as per financial year
c: Lower performance is better

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