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Please find attached table providing:<\/p>

- Average (mean and median) number of days from first listing at the magistrates\u2019 court to main hearing at the Crown Court, for completed Crown Court trial cases at Bradford Crown Court, 2014-2018<\/p>

Table - Average number of days first listing to main hearing, for completed Crown Court trial cases in England and Wales, 2014 to 2018.<\/p>

<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Number of defendants with completed cases<\/p><\/td>

First listing to trial start date (number of days)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mean<\/p><\/td>

Median<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

1,347<\/p><\/td>

117<\/p><\/td>

98<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

1,212<\/p><\/td>

121<\/p><\/td>

106<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

1,181<\/p><\/td>

135<\/p><\/td>

121<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

1,071<\/p><\/td>

141<\/p><\/td>

128<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

940<\/p><\/td>

156<\/p><\/td>

161<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Notes<\/em><\/p>

(1) <\/em>Trial is identified based on the \u201ccase type\u201d variable (e.g. case_type =T), this is recorded at the point of receipt into the Crown Court and it is possible that not all cases went on to trial.<\/em><\/p>

(2) <\/em>Includes cases with an offence to completion time greater than 10 years but excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues and breaches. <\/em><\/p>

(3) <\/em>Includes all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court. <\/em><\/p>

(4) <\/em>Statistics are sources from linked magistrates\u2019 courts and Crown Court administrative data systems - with a match rate of around 95%.<\/em><\/p>

(5) <\/em>Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.<\/em><\/p>

(6) <\/em>Around 95% of defendants have a main hearing date.<\/em><\/p>

(7) <\/em>A median value of 0 indicates that the case had a first listing and was completed on the same day. <\/em><\/p>

(8) <\/em>Committal proceedings were abolished nationally on 28 May 2013. Triable either-way cases are now sent rather than committed. <\/em><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-08-02T14:22:14.257Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Court: Bradford"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 273758 on Courts, what the average length of time was between first court appearance and trial in Bradford Crown Court in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1565", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Philip Davies"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Shipley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"} ], "uin" : "277304"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136198", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136198/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of sittings days sat by recorders in the last three financial years in the requested locations are set out in the table below. These figures cover sitting days by recorders in County, Family and Crown Courts.<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017<\/p><\/td>

1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018<\/p><\/td>

1 April 2018 to 31 December 20181<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England<\/p><\/td>

30,769<\/p><\/td>

30,459<\/p><\/td>

16,801<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater London<\/p><\/td>

9,578<\/p><\/td>

8,907<\/p><\/td>

4,566<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td>

1,522<\/p><\/td>

1,720<\/p><\/td>

907<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

1 <\/sup>Note these figures are only for nine months as opposed to the twelve months in the columns for 2016/17 and 2017/18. This is because the latest published data only runs to December 2018 and under the Code of Practice for Official Statistics we cannot provide any more recent data until that data (covering 2019) has been published. The data for 2019 will be published in June 2020.<\/p>

<\/p>

The latest published data is available here. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019<\/a>. It is part of the Royal Courts of Justice Annual Tables (which contain at Table 5.2 a breakdown of sitting days by type of work and level of judge)<\/p>

<\/p>

The data source for these figures are a number of operational systems and as such are liable to change and may not reflect previously published statistics.<\/p>

<\/p>

Last year Crown Court trial waiting times were at their lowest since 2014, with this year\u2019s allocation of sitting days reflecting this.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-08-02T14:31:06.277Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Courts"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sitting days in courts were presided over by a recorder in (a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) Greater Manchester in (i) each of the last three financial years and (ii) the 2019-20 financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3924", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton South East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yasmin Qureshi"} ], "uin" : "272170"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136352", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136352/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The longest time between an application for an employment tribunal and the date of first hearing in (a) 2012, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018 can be found in the table below.<\/p>

Maximum waiting time (in weeks) from receipt to first hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

January 12- December 12 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

January 15- December 15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

January 18- December 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

All Claims 1,2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td>

All Claims 1,2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td>

All Claims 1,2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Aberdeen<\/p><\/td>

250<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

96<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

142<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Birmingham<\/p><\/td>

629<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

387<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

216<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bristol<\/p><\/td>

238<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

243<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

135<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cardiff<\/p><\/td>

232<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

130<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

146<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dundee<\/p><\/td>

146<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

106<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

138<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Edinburgh<\/p><\/td>

225<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

183<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

117<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Glasgow<\/p><\/td>

197<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

254<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

579<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Leeds<\/p><\/td>

595<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

275<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

231<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London Central<\/p><\/td>

198<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

266<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

209<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London South<\/p><\/td>

190<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

206<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

213<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Manchester<\/p><\/td>

475<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

450<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

289<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Newcastle<\/p><\/td>

573<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

440<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

244<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nottingham<\/p><\/td>

287<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

221<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

394<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Stratford<\/p><\/td>

254<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

283<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

209<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Watford<\/p><\/td>

195<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

407<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

344<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

1<\/sup> Single claims are made by a sole employee/worker, relating to alleged breaches of employment rights.<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/sup> Multiple claims are where two or more people bring proceedings arising out of the same facts, usually against a common employer. In this instance the lead multiple claim would be listed for hearing. This table provides the maximum listing time for both single and lead multiple claim cases.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Timeliness is impacted by the complexity of a case, each one would be dealt with on it\u2019s own merits and as such, some cases can take longer to progress than others. Claims such as equal pay and discrimination are types of jurisdictions which require longer hearing time and additional case management.<\/p>

<\/p>

A claim may contain one or more jurisdictional complaint (grounds for the claim). Depending upon the complexity of the jurisdiction this may importantly influence the listing of such claims.<\/p>

All data were taken from the Employment Tribunals Central database and as such is management information that is, provisional and subject to change.<\/p>

<\/p>

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, and is the best data that is available at the time of publication.<\/p>

<\/p>

95% of multiple claims are stayed awaiting decision from a lead claim, as these are usually complex claims involving jurisdiction such as equal pay, holiday pay and pensions and it can take some time for these claims to be dealt with. This explains why the oldest claims in the table exceed ten years in length as they spend the majority of this period as a stayed claim.<\/p>

<\/p>

HM Courts & Tribunals Service has been working with the tribunal\u2019s judiciary to appoint additional judges to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal. 58 (or 51.5 full time equivalent) salaried employment judges took up positions in England and Wales from April 2019.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-08-02T14:34:49.863Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment Tribunals Service: Waiting Lists"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest waiting time was between an application for an employment tribunal and the date of first hearing in (a) 2012, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018 by employment tribunal office.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leeds East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"} ], "uin" : "272281"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 3, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }