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<p>Bail and remand decisions are quite rightly for the courts to make, based on the
facts of the particular case.</p><p> </p><p>In making remand decisions, courts must
balance the risk that release on bail might pose to the public or to the administration
of justice, against the detention of a person who may prove to be innocent. Defendants
who are dangerous and pose a threat to society should always be remanded in custody.</p><p>
</p><p>The number of defendants remanded in custody who were subsequently found guilty
and did not receive immediate custody in each year from 2010 to 2013 can be found
in the tables listed with web links below.</p><p> </p><p>These tables also show the
number of defendants remanded in custody who were found not guilty and the number
found guilty in each year under ‘Acquitted or not proceeded with etc.’ and ‘Total
Defendants sentenced’ respectively.</p><p> </p><p>2013</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p>‘Court
proceedings tables’ – Table A3.7</p><p> </p><p>2012</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-march-2013"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-march-2013</a></p><p>‘Revised
remands tables – December 2012’ – Table A3.7</p><p> </p><p>2010 and 2011</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-in-england-and-wales-earlier-editions-in-the-series"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-in-england-and-wales-earlier-editions-in-the-series</a></p><p>‘Court
proceedings tables: Dec 2011’ – Table A3.7</p><p>‘Court proceedings tables’ under
title ‘Criminal justice statistics, England and Wales 2010’ – Table A3.7</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Attached is a table showing the number of offenders remanded in custody and
found guilty, by offence, in each year from 2010 to 2013, in England and Wales. This
table also shows the average custodial sentence length of those offenders given immediate
custody.</p><p> </p><p>On 28th May 2013 committal hearings were abolished nationally
as part of wider measures to speed up justice and improve efficiencies in the justice
system. Cases are now being sent straight to the Crown Court as soon as it is clear
the matter is serious enough rather than having to await a committal hearing. This
change in proceedings led to a change in the recording of magistrates’ court remands
data. As a result, care should be taken when attempting to identify trends.</p><p>
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