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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not collect data showing the average time
from receiving a referral to making a legal charging decision. Legal charging decisions
are decisions to authorise a charge, to take no further action or recommend and out
of court disposal.</p><p> </p><p>However, data is collected showing the average time
from the first police referral to the CPS making the decision to authorise a charge.
This data is published on the CPS website and on the CJS Delivery Dashboard and shows
that during the calendar year 2021, it took on average 39 days from referral to charge.</p>
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