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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a Case Management System (CMS) which
shows the number of defendants where a flag for rape has been added. This flag is
applied at the onset of any case referred by the police to the CPS for a charge of
rape and remains in place even if the charge is not proceeded with, is amended, or
dropped. If a case is referred by the police for a charge other than rape, but subsequently
a charge of rape is preferred, the flag is applied at that point.</p><p> </p><p>The
tables below show the number of completed prosecutions and convictions in cases where
a flag for rape has been added, from 1 April 2006 to the end of September 2015 by
quarter. The data provided in the table is in financial quarters.</p><p> </p><p>The
CPS’ CMS was introduced during 2004-2005. A national monitoring flag to manage cases
where rape offences were referred or later charged was introduced from 1 April 2006.
As with any new monitoring system, some variance is expected in the periods immediately
following the introduction of a new flagging process.</p><p> </p><p>‘Total completed
prosecutions’ refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such
as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the
defendant being dropped. ‘Convictions’ refer to convictions after trial and guilty
pleas.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>660</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>833</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>869</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>457</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>469</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>06/07-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07/08-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>902</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>920</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>833</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>849</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>871</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>512</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>524</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>502</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>483</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>512</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>526</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>506</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>494</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08/09-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09/10-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>875</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>854</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>927</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>956</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,096</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,052</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>492</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>504</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>526</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>618</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>622</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>552</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>637</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>623</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>955</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>959</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>965</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>985</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>939</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>917</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>938</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>655</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>610</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>577</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>637</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>574</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>593</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>991</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>957</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>938</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,050</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>541</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>604</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>556</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>589</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>606</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>644</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16-Q2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
completed prosecutions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,202</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,165</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,167</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,219</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>666</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>666</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>688</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>691</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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