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<p>Information on the number of defendants dealt with for common assault and their
remand status at different points of court proceedings can be found in the “Remands:
Magistrates’ Court data tool” and the “Remands: Crown Court data tool” at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p>To
obtain the requested data, carry out the following steps:</p><ul><li>In both tools
filter ‘Offence’ for: “105 Common assault and battery”</li><li>In both tools filter
‘Remand status’ as required – for remand status prior to trial in the magistrates’
court, use the “Remand status with Police” variable</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Convicted
/ not convicted’ as required</li><li>In both tolls filter ‘Sentenced / not sentenced’
as required</li><li>In the Crown Court tool filter ‘Plea’ as required (plea is only
available at Crown Court)</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Outcome’ for “Immediate custody”
as required</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt with entirely at the magistrates’
court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude the following: “Failure to appear”, “Committed
for trial” and “Committed for sentence”</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt
with at the Crown Court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude: “Failure to appear”.</li></ul>
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