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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Data is collated by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) showing
the number of individual pre-charge consultations that are recorded as taking longer
than 180 days (six months). The table below shows the number and proportion of these
in each of the last four years – this data was introduced from April 2018. <table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Total Consultations</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>288,319</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>289,529</p></td><td><p>299,587</p></td><td><p>253,836</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Consultations over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,336</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>507</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>%
over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>CPS consultation data counts the number
of consultations submitted for a full code or threshold test, also known as pre-charge
reviews, recorded on the Case Management System.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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