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