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 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1a Quarter 2a
CJS Areas Oct-Dec 2006 Jan-Mar 2007 Apr-Jun 2007 July-Sept 2007
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
72
72
67
62
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
77
73
72
66
Bedfordshire
66
76
82
74
Cambridgeshire
66
74
60
53
Cheshire
58
69
56
47
Cleveland
67
75
63
57
Cumbria
59
79
60
64
Derbyshire
72
60
55
57
Devon & Cornwall
88
69
79
59
Dorset
75
63
90
59
Co. Durham & Darlington
67
74
58
47
Dyfed Powys
39
42
48
42
Essex
48
51
62
57
Gloucestershire
79
69
55
82
Greater Manchester
77
74
73
65
Gwent
83
97
77
72
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
63
65
62
52
Hertfordshire
102
58
66
73
Humberside
64
73
73
58
Kent
75
80
75
69
Lancashire
63
68
57
51
Leicestershire
92
94
71
66
Lincolnshire
77
68
65
59
London
80
75
70
66
Merseyside
71
59
61
57
Norfolk
66
78
50
47
North Wales
72
82
56
49
North Yorkshire
55
53
56
62
Northamptonshire
107
95
61
63
Northumbria
84
74
73
76
Nottinghamshire
54
73
63
66
South Wales
72
80
73
82
South Yorkshire
59
69
65
64
Staffordshire
72
72
72
52
Suffolk
56
56
51
69
Surrey
89
70
65
43
Sussex
69
68
63
63
Thames Valley
79
87
75
60
Warwickshire
44
59
70
57
West Mercia
69
58
56
68
West Midlands
80
68
63
56
West Yorkshire
65
61
69
57
Wiltshire
74
95
77
72

Note. aQuarters as per financial year.
bLower performance is better
Data are provisional and subject to change
Data supplied by MoJ (data shown as at 11th January 2008)
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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