2018<\/p><\/td> | 173,486<\/p><\/td> | 53<\/p><\/td> | 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes<\/em><\/p>(1) <\/em>Trial is identified here based on whether there is a valid \u201ctrial start date\u201d entered into the magistrates\u2019 court administrative system (Libra). It is possible that trial cases without valid start dates have been removed from the analysis. <\/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>Statistics are sourced from linked magistrates\u2019 courts and Crown Court administrative data systems - with a match rate of around 95%.<\/em><\/p>(4) <\/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 to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence. <\/em><\/p>(5) <\/em>Includes cases completed in the magistrates\u2019 courts during the specified time period, where no further action is required by the magistrates\u2019 court. <\/em><\/p>(6) <\/em>Excludes cases that are committed to the Crown Court. <\/em><\/p>(7) <\/em>From Q2 2015, the figures include Single Justice Procedure cases that were committed within magistrates\u2019 courts in England and Wales, introduced in June 2015. <\/em><\/p>(8) <\/em>Timeliness tables include TFL ATCM (automated track case management) cases which started in April 2017.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 2 - Average number of days first listing to main hearing, for completed Crown Court trial cases in England and Wales, 2014 to 2018.<\/strong><\/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> | 76,531<\/p><\/td> | 138<\/p><\/td> | 112<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015<\/p><\/td> | 76,819<\/p><\/td> | 157<\/p><\/td> | 121<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016<\/p><\/td> | 69,563<\/p><\/td> | 155<\/p><\/td> | 123<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2017<\/p><\/td> | 64,591<\/p><\/td> | 147<\/p><\/td> | 124<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2018<\/p><\/td> | 56,738<\/p><\/td> | 147<\/p><\/td> | 127<\/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> <\/p> Performance, demand and waiting times in the courts are constantly reviewed to balance sitting days with waiting times, disposals and receipts. Resources are adjusted when required. Demand has been falling in recent years and sitting days have been reduced accordingly to ensure the backlog of work remains relatively stable. Waiting times for trials in the Crown Court for 2018 have been the lowest since 2014, despite the challenge of increasingly complex cases.<\/p> <\/p> We will continue to review demand and performance in the Crown Court and magistrates\u2019 court and will ensure they have the resources they require<\/p>"}
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