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 April to June 2005.



Rate of ineffective trials : Crown Court c
Baseline Target 2005/06 Quarter 4 Quarter 1
CJS Areas Jun-Aug 2002 a (Rate not to exceed...) Jan-Mar 2005 b Apr-Jun 2005
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
23.7%
17.0%
14.4%
13.5%
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
21.6%
16.5%
22.8%
17.8%
Bedfordshire
16.4%
15.0%
12.9%
21.1%
Cambridgeshire
27.5%
14.0%
15.5%
17.1%
Cheshire
23.0%
13.5%
12.3%
9.3%
Cleveland
28.2%
15.0%
15.4%
16.3%
Cumbria
24.5%
16.5%
15.2%
7.1%
Derbyshire
19.1%
15.5%
20.6%
17.1%
Devon & Cornwall
16.3%
12.5%
18.4%
13.8%
Dorset
14.6%
12.0%
5.9%
11.9%
Co. Durham & Darlington
31.4%
17.0%
9.7%
13.2%
Dyfed Powys
4.3%
11.5%
11.8%
5.1%
Essex
25.9%
17.0%
14.2%
17.3%
Gloucestershire
12.3%
16.0%
14.0%
17.0%
Greater Manchester
25.8%
15.0%
13.3%
13.4%
Gwent
13.3%
14.0%
6.5%
12.8%
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
19.9%
16.0%
16.3%
13.2%
Hertfordshire
19.9%
16.5%
14.2%
11.8%
Humberside
11.5%
13.0%
8.4%
10.3%
Kent
28.4%
16.0%
17.7%
12.8%
Lancashire
28.1%
16.5%
17.8%
12.0%
Leicestershire
31.2%
16.5%
17.2%
15.8%
Lincolnshire
11.8%
16.5%
8.4%
15.7%
London
25.8%
16.5%
15.0%
13.4%
Merseyside
25.3%
12.5%
13.5%
15.6%
Norfolk
22.2%
14.0%
11.3%
12.3%
Northamptonshire
28.2%
10.0%
5.3%
3.4%
Northumbria
13.4%
17.0%
14.0%
17.2%
North Wales
20.9%
15.0%
8.8%
11.0%
North Yorkshire
16.2%
16.0%
24.5%
16.1%
Nottinghamshire
19.7%
14.0%
12.3%
12.8%
South Wales
12.6%
11.5%
9.1%
8.2%
South Yorkshire
23.4%
15.0%
12.5%
11.5%
Staffordshire
26.5%
14.0%
11.0%
6.5%
Suffolk
20.2%
15.0%
0.0%
9.5%
Surrey
18.1%
16.5%
11.1%
15.4%
Sussex
19.8%
13.0%
16.3%
14.2%
Thames Valley
17.9%
16.0%
5.8%
13.1%
Warwickshire
13.3%
16.5%
18.2%
8.3%
West Mercia
24.7%
16.5%
15.1%
12.2%
West Midlands
27.7%
17.0%
15.9%
14.3%
West Yorkshire
23.9%
16.0%
17.1%
14.8%
Wiltshire
10.6%
12.0%
7.0%
2.2%

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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