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 2007.
| Rate of ineffective trials : Crown Court (c) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | HMCS Target at end of 2007/08 | Quarter 4 | Quarter 1 | |
| CJS Areas | Jun-Aug 2002 (a) | (Rate not to exceed) | Jan-Mar 2007 (b) | Apr-Jun 2007 |
| Ineffective Trial Rate (Ineffective / Cases Listed)% |
Ineffective Trial Rate (Ineffective / Cases Listed)% |
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| NATIONAL: | ||||
| England & Wales | 23.7% |
14.0% |
11.5% |
12.2% |
| LOCAL: | ||||
| Avon & Somerset | 21.6% |
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| Bedfordshire | 16.4% |
15.0% |
9.2% |
16.3% |
| Cambridgeshire | 27.5% |
14.0% |
12.6% |
15.7% |
| Cheshire | 23.0% |
12.5% |
(tbc) |
10.7% |
| Cleveland | 28.2% |
14.5% |
9.5% |
11.8% |
| Cumbria | 24.5% |
14.0% |
15.7% |
6.7% |
| Derbyshire | 19.1% |
13.5% |
6.2% |
15.3% |
| Devon & Cornwall | 16.3% |
12.0% |
5.7% |
6.9% |
| Dorset | 14.6% |
12.0% |
5.6% |
4.1% |
| Co. Durham & Darlington | 31.4% |
15.5% |
15.7% |
16.5% |
| Dyfed Powys | 4.3% |
15.0% |
10.2% |
1.9% |
| Essex | 25.9% |
15.0% |
9.8% |
10.4% |
| Gloucestershire | 12.3% |
14.0% |
5.7% |
9.3% |
| Greater Manchester | 25.8% |
13.5% |
11.4% |
11.7% |
| Gwent | 13.3% |
15.0% |
7.1% |
8.5% |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | 19.9% |
15.0% |
11.0% |
9.6% |
| Hertfordshire | 19.9% |
15.0% |
14.6% |
(tbc) |
| Humberside | 11.5% |
13.0% |
7.5% |
5.7% |
| Kent | 28.4% |
15.0% |
15.9% |
16.5% |
| Lancashire | 28.1% |
15.0% |
11.7% |
15.5% |
| Leicestershire | 31.2% |
15.5% |
15.9% |
17.2% |
| Lincolnshire | 11.8% |
15.5% |
2.0% |
13.2% |
| London | 25.8% |
15.0% |
13.0% |
13.9% |
| Merseyside | 25.3% |
11.0% |
8.7% |
11.2% |
| Norfolk | 22.2% |
14.0% |
8.9% |
4.6% |
| North Wales | 20.9% |
12.5% |
5.3% |
6.8% |
| North Yorkshire | 16.2% |
15.0% |
12.6% |
7.2% |
| Northamptonshire | 28.2% |
10.0% |
5.5% |
2.8% |
| Northumbria | 13.4% |
15.5% |
12.3% |
16.7% |
| Nottinghamshire | 19.7% |
14.0% |
10.9% |
13.6% |
| South Wales | 12.6% |
15.0% |
8.9% |
7.4% |
| South Yorkshire | 23.4% |
14.0% |
7.8% |
12.5% |
| Staffordshire | 26.5% |
14.0% |
12.2% |
11.2% |
| Suffolk | 20.2% |
15.0% |
4.3% |
6.2% |
| Surrey | 18.1% |
15.5% |
8.0% |
13.3% |
| Sussex | 19.8% |
13.0% |
18.4% |
14.0% |
| Thames Valley | 17.9% |
15.0% |
14.8% |
10.0% |
| Warwickshire | 13.3% |
(tbc) |
10.3% |
8.0% |
| West Mercia | 24.7% |
15.5% |
7.3% |
7.1% |
| West Midlands | 27.7% |
12.0% |
9.0% |
9.9% |
| West Yorkshire | 23.9% |
15.0% |
11.6% |
17.5% |
| Wiltshire | 10.6% |
12.0% |
13.1% |
15.4% |
(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 9th October 2007