Ineffective Trials in the Magistrates' Courts
Percentage of trials in Magistrates' Courts which were ineffective (i.e. unable to proceed on the day they were scheduled to start and re-listed to start another day), across Local Criminal Justice Board areas; latest quarter January to March 2006.
| Rate of ineffective trials : Magistrates' Courts c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Target at end of 2005/06 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |
| CJS Areas | Jul-Sep 2002a | (Rate not to exceed) | Oct-Dec 2005 b | Jan-Mar 2006 |
| NATIONAL: | ||||
| England & Wales | 30.9% |
23.0% |
21.2% |
20.7% |
| LOCAL: | ||||
| Avon and Somerset | 22.0% |
19.5% |
17.9% |
16.4% |
| Bedfordshire | 32.2% |
22.5% |
20.9% |
22.3% |
| Cambridgeshire | 21.7% |
16.5% |
14.3% |
15.8% |
| Cheshire | 25.2% |
18.0% |
19.6% |
17.5% |
| Cleveland | 34.8% |
20.0% |
16.7% |
15.6% |
| Cumbria | 19.7% |
16.5% |
14.8% |
19.7% |
| Derbyshire | 31.7% |
22.5% |
30.4% |
30.5% |
| Devon and Cornwall | 20.7% |
18.0% |
22.3% |
17.4% |
| Dorset | 34.7% |
22.0% |
23.0% |
23.1% |
| Co. Durham & Darlington | 24.8% |
23.5% |
23.3% |
18.4% |
| Dyfed Powys | 32.3% |
18.0% |
14.2% |
12.9% |
| Essex | 28.1% |
22.5% |
22.6% |
22.4% |
| Gloucestershire | 26.6% |
21.0% |
24.9% |
26.2% |
| Greater Manchester | 27.9% |
18.0% |
19.4% |
16.0% |
| Gwent | 31.6% |
20.0% |
15.7% |
18.2% |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | 35.7% |
22.0% |
21.0% |
21.3% |
| Hertfordshire | 27.8% |
22.5% |
20.8% |
30.6% |
| Humberside | 37.3% |
18.0% |
17.7% |
15.3% |
| Kent | 29.8% |
20.0% |
22.6% |
22.9% |
| Lancashire | 28.9% |
21.0% |
20.1% |
17.7% |
| Leicestershire | 22.6% |
21.0% |
24.2% |
22.7% |
| Lincolnshire | 19.6% |
22.5% |
18.6% |
23.1% |
| London | 39.8% |
25.0% |
24.1% |
24.4% |
| Merseyside | 36.2% |
18.0% |
18.7% |
16.4% |
| Norfolk | 23.2% |
18.5% |
19.6% |
16.0% |
| North Wales | 22.5% |
15.0% |
11.1% |
13.8% |
| North Yorkshire | 23.2% |
19.0% |
19.2% |
17.9% |
| Northamptonshire | 22.3% |
20.0% |
10.7% |
13.2% |
| Northumbria | 29.6% |
23.0% |
23.2% |
23.7% |
| Nottinghamshire | 32.4% |
22.0% |
28.9% |
25.2% |
| South Wales | 28.2% |
20.0% |
15.0% |
13.4% |
| South Yorkshire | 26.0% |
21.0% |
15.7% |
14.6% |
| Staffordshire | 21.4% |
18.0% |
18.8% |
17.7% |
| Suffolk | 20.0% |
16.0% |
12.0% |
10.9% |
| Surrey | 18.8% |
18.0% |
17.7% |
21.2% |
| Sussex | 36.9% |
19.0% |
18.8% |
17.6% |
| Thames Valley | 30.1% |
22.0% |
18.2% |
16.9% |
| Warwickshire | 13.5% |
14.5% |
8.0% |
8.5% |
| West Mercia | 30.9% |
18.0% |
25.2% |
26.4% |
| West Midlands | 27.0% |
22.5% |
22.0% |
20.9% |
| West Yorkshire | 29.8% |
23.0% |
24.8% |
20.5% |
| Wiltshire | 32.5% |
20.0% |
20.5% |
21.8% |
a: Baseline against which each CJS area will be monitored
b: Quarters as per financial year
c: Lower performance is better
The method of collecting data allows for amendments to previously published figures.
Accordingly, this data is subject to change.
Data supplied by HMCS (data shown as at June 28th 2006)
* Figures awaiting confirmation