The Persistent Young Offender (PYO) Pledge

Average number of days from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders, across Local Criminal Justice Board areas.
Target for all areas is for the average not to exceed 71 days.



Number of days from arrest to sentenceb
Quarter 4a Quarter 1a Quarter 2a Quarter 3a
CJS Areas Jan-Mar 2006 Apr-Jun 2007 July-Sept 2007 Oct-Dec 2007
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
72
67
62
60
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
73
72
66
67
Bedfordshire
75
82
74
69
Cambridgeshire
77
61
53
54
Cheshire
62
52
45
38
Cleveland
78
66
60
60
Cumbria
79
60
64
51
Derbyshire
60
55
58
52
Devon & Cornwall
68
79
59
58
Dorset
62
89
59
65
Co. Durham & Darlington
77
59
46
52
Dyfed Powys
41
46
41
53
Essex
45
55
53
55
Gloucestershire
66
54
78
64
Greater Manchester
74
72
65
62
Gwent
97
77
72
40
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
69
66
57
64
Hertfordshire
58
66
73
67
Humberside
72
72
59
57
Kent
81
75
69
59
Lancashire
71
60
55
63
Leicestershire
97
74
67
59
Lincolnshire
58
63
59
41
London
75
70
67
69
Merseyside
59
61
57
80
Norfolk
76
50
47
56
North Wales
83
56
51
49
North Yorkshire
53
56
61
65
Northamptonshire
97
62
65
48
Northumbria
74
74
76
64
Nottinghamshire
74
63
66
53
South Wales
86
74
83
56
South Yorkshire
66
62
61
65
Staffordshire
68
70
49
48
Suffolk
45
43
60
52
Surrey
70
65
43
51
Sussex
68
63
62
60
Thames Valley
83
72
59
71
Warwickshire
56
67
55
38
West Mercia
58
56
68
60
West Midlands
69
63
56
51
West Yorkshire
60
68
57
63
Wiltshire
91
72
68
75

(a) Quarters as per financial year.
(b) Lower performance is better
Data are provisional and subject to change
Data supplied by MoJ (data shown as at 21-04-08)
England & Wales figure includes British Transport Police
Monthly bulletins are published by the MoJ and can be found here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/averagetimearresttosentencepyo.htm

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