Ineffective Trials in the Crown Court

Percentage of trials in the Crown Court 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 July to September 2006.



Rate of ineffective trials : Crown Court (c)
Baseline Target at end of 2006/07 Quarter 1 Quarter 2
CJS Areas Jun-Aug 2002 (a) (Rate not to exceed) Apr-Jun 2006 (b) Jul-Sept 2006
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
23.7%
14.2%
12.6%
13.0%
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
21.6%
15.5%
15.4%
12.7%
Bedfordshire
16.4%
15.0%
11.5%
10.2%
Cambridgeshire
27.5%
14.0%
13.8%
13.5%
Cheshire
23.0%
12.5%
12.0%
14.6%
Cleveland
28.2%
14.5%
12.6%
11.0%
Cumbria
24.5%
14.0%
12.3%
7.8%
Derbyshire
19.1%
13.5%
13.6%
7.3%
Devon & Cornwall
16.3%
12.0%
7.7%
9.0%
Dorset
14.6%
12.0%
6.5%
4.4%
Co. Durham & Darlington
31.4%
15.5%
17.5%
17.7%
Dyfed Powys
4.3%
15.0%
0.0%
TBC*
Essex
25.9%
15.0%
10.1%
14.1%
Gloucestershire
12.3%
14.0%
20.8%
21.2%
Greater Manchester
25.8%
13.5%
13.0%
15.0%
Gwent
13.3%
15.0%
15.9%
11.3%
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
19.9%
15.0%
11.1%
15.1%
Hertfordshire
19.9%
15.0%
16.5%
16.4%
Humberside
11.5%
13.0%
5.7%
6.5%
Kent
28.4%
15.0%
15.4%
14.8%
Lancashire
28.1%
15.0%
14.0%
15.4%
Leicestershire
31.2%
15.5%
TBC*
TBC*
Lincolnshire
11.8%
15.5%
8.0%
9.1%
London
25.8%
15.0%
14.3%
14.1%
Merseyside
25.3%
11.0%
10.7%
15.1%
Norfolk
22.2%
14.0%
12.3%
17.8%
North Wales
20.9%
12.5%
15.4%
4.9%
North Yorkshire
16.2%
15.0%
8.1%
9.7%
Northamptonshire
28.2%
10.0%
4.1%
3.6%
Northumbria
13.4%
15.5%
16.3%
20.7%
Nottinghamshire
19.7%
14.0%
5.8%
11.7%
South Wales
12.6%
15.0%
13.9%
12.3%
South Yorkshire
23.4%
14.0%
10.1%
11.2%
Staffordshire
26.5%
14.0%
11.8%
10.4%
Suffolk
20.2%
15.0%
8.1%
6.6%
Surrey
18.1%
15.5%
18.1%
13.6%
Sussex
19.8%
13.0%
11.9%
10.4%
Thames Valley
17.9%
15.0%
12.9%
13.1%
Warwickshire
13.3%
13.5%
0.0%
17.4%
West Mercia
24.7%
15.5%
14.3%
13.6%
West Midlands
27.7%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
West Yorkshire
23.9%
15.0%
10.9%
15.3%
Wiltshire
10.6%
12.0%
3.6%
11.1%

(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 20th December 2006)
* Figure awaiting confirmation

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