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 2007.
| Rate of ineffective trials : Magistrates' Courts (c) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Target at end of 2006/07 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |
| CJS Areas | Jul-Sep 2002 (a) | (Rate not to exceed) | Oct-Dec 2006 (b) | Jan-Mar 2007 |
| NATIONAL: | ||||
| England & Wales | 30.9% |
19.4% |
19.0% |
18.9% |
| LOCAL: | ||||
| Avon & Somerset | 22.0% |
18.0% |
14.0% |
14.8% |
| Bedfordshire | 32.2% |
21.5% |
21.2% |
19.6% |
| Cambridgeshire | 21.7% |
16.5% |
16.4% |
14.0% |
| Cheshire | 25.2% |
18.0% |
13.5% |
16.9% |
| Cleveland | 34.8% |
18.0% |
18.2% |
19.6% |
| Cumbria | 19.7% |
16.5% |
17.9% |
17.5% |
| Derbyshire | 31.7% |
24.0% |
22.0% |
21.3% |
| Devon & Cornwall | 20.7% |
18.0% |
18.9% |
18.7% |
| Dorset | 34.7% |
21.0% |
19.8% |
25.2% |
| Co. Durham & Darlington | 24.8% |
21.5% |
22.4% |
14.3% |
| Dyfed Powys | 32.3% |
16.9% |
15.1% |
12.7% |
| Essex | 28.1% |
21.0% |
21.7% |
21.1% |
| Gloucestershire | 26.6% |
19.5% |
28.5% |
30.9% |
| Greater Manchester | 27.9% |
16.5% |
15.2% |
16.3% |
| Gwent | 31.6% |
18.5% |
23.8% |
21.1% |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | 35.7% |
21.0% |
17.5% |
18.3% |
| Hertfordshire | 27.8% |
21.0% |
22.6% |
24.4% |
| Humberside | 37.3% |
18.0% |
14.6% |
14.6% |
| Kent | 29.8% |
20.0% |
22.5% |
20.5% |
| Lancashire | 28.9% |
19.5% |
21.4% |
18.2% |
| Leicestershire | 22.6% |
21.0% |
19.9% |
22.8% |
| Lincolnshire | 19.6% |
20.5% |
17.9% |
15.5% |
| London | 39.8% |
20.0% |
18.8% |
18.7% |
| Merseyside | 36.2% |
16.5% |
17.2% |
16.6% |
| Norfolk | 23.2% |
17.0% |
13.9% |
16.4% |
| North Wales | 22.5% |
15.0% |
13.8% |
14.0% |
| North Yorkshire | 23.2% |
18.0% |
14.3% |
17.0% |
| Northamptonshire | 22.3% |
16.0% |
13.0% |
16.7% |
| Northumbria | 29.6% |
20.5% |
21.9% |
21.9% |
| Nottinghamshire | 32.4% |
22.0% |
25.9% |
23.2% |
| South Wales | 28.2% |
19.0% |
14.8% |
14.4% |
| South Yorkshire | 26.0% |
18.5% |
14.7% |
17.4% |
| Staffordshire | 21.4% |
18.0% |
21.4% |
20.1% |
| Suffolk | 20.0% |
16.0% |
10.6% |
4.3% |
| Surrey | 18.8% |
18.0% |
22.6% |
19.3% |
| Sussex | 36.9% |
18.5% |
18.4% |
20.0% |
| Thames Valley | 30.1% |
21.0% |
16.9% |
18.4% |
| Warwickshire | 13.5% |
13.5% |
13.3% |
17.1% |
| West Mercia | 30.9% |
18.0% |
15.3% |
14.1% |
| West Midlands | 27.0% |
20.0% |
21.7% |
19.4% |
| West Yorkshire | 29.8% |
21.0% |
22.6% |
21.8% |
| Wiltshire | 32.5% |
19.0% |
22.2% |
20.2% |
(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 shown as at 28th June 2007