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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of
defendants whose prosecution is carried forward or waiting to be completed at the
end of each year. The table below shows the number of these, in cases where the CPS
made a decision to charge, at the end of each year since 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Defendants Carried Forward</p></td><td><p>87,530</p></td><td><p>77,200</p></td><td><p>69,676</p></td><td><p>59,422</p></td><td><p>53,631</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data
Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>Records are also held
showing the number of finalised (or resolved) prosecution outcomes (by defendant)
where the CPS authorised a charge. The table below provides the volumes of these in
each year since 2014-15. The 21% reduction in the number of CPS authorised charges
since 2014-15 follows the falling caseload trend. Police charged CPS prosecutions
reduced by 28% and total finalised prosecutions by 26% in the same time period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Finalised Prosecution Outcomes</p></td><td><p>233,959</p></td><td><p>234,124</p></td><td><p>223,079</p></td><td><p>211,154</p></td><td><p>183,917</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data
Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p>
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