With the introduction of the Transforming Summary Justice (TSJ) initiative in May 2015, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) moved to full case ownership with individual lawyers being responsible for each contested case in the magistrates\u2019 court until its conclusion. Case progression managers were removed from magistrates\u2019 courts units, as their responsibilities and functions were now dealt with by the allocated lawyer under the supervision of their legal manager.<\/p>
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Since the introduction of TSJ case outcomes and CPS performance in the magistrates\u2019 court has been maintained or improved.<\/p>
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The table below shows magistrates\u2019 courts performance between financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average Number of hearings per case - Guilty Pleas<\/p><\/td> 1.87<\/p><\/td> 1.80<\/p><\/td> 1.69<\/p><\/td> 1.67<\/p><\/td> 1.66<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average Number of hearings per case - Contests<\/p><\/td> 3.24<\/p><\/td> 2.97<\/p><\/td> 2.92<\/p><\/td> 2.86<\/p><\/td> 2.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dropped at third or subs<\/p><\/td> 34.1%<\/p><\/td> 30.5%<\/p><\/td> 29.6%<\/p><\/td> 28.4%<\/p><\/td> 25.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Conviction Rate<\/p><\/td> 84.2%<\/p><\/td> 83.8%<\/p><\/td> 84.7%<\/p><\/td> 84.8%<\/p><\/td> 84.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guilty Plea Rate (excl mixed pleas)<\/p><\/td> 75.4%<\/p><\/td> 74.8%<\/p><\/td> 76.3%<\/p><\/td> 76.3%<\/p><\/td> 76.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System (14 CPS Areas)<\/em><\/p>"}
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