The Persistent Young Offender (PYO) Pledge

Average number of days from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders, across Local Criminal Justice Board areas.



Target for all areas is for the average not to exceed 71 days
Number of days from arrest to sentence (b)
Quarter 4 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3
CJS Areas Jan-Mar 2006 (a) Apr-Jun 2006 Jul-Sept 2006 Oct-Dec 2006
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
74
72
71
72
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
77
65
67
77
Bedfordshire
79
67
65
66
Cambridgeshire
92
68
73
66
Cheshire
70
84
68
58
Cleveland
69
72
67
67
Cumbria
56
44
59
59
Derbyshire
81
69
69
72
Devon & Cornwall
68
72
67
88
Dorset
84
61
77
75
Co. Durham & Darlington
71
65
73
67
Dyfed Powys
51
48
57
39
Essex
68
59
65
48
Gloucestershire
67
62
62
79
Greater Manchester
73
70
75
77
Gwent
86
86
83
83
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
59
55
61
63
Hertfordshire
76
80
79
102
Humberside
72
66
64
64
Kent
86
88
79
75
Lancashire
70
69
58
63
Leicestershire
104
108
104
92
Lincolnshire
100
112
78
77
London
88
87
84
80
Merseyside
69
63
58
71
Norfolk
91
91
94
66
North Wales
59
57
78
72
North Yorkshire
57
56
49
55
Northamptonshire
95
107
93
107
Northumbria
80
78
73
84
Nottinghamshire
58
49
47
54
South Wales
63
67
66
72
South Yorkshire
71
66
65
59
Staffordshire
85
79
81
72
Suffolk
53
46
63
56
Surrey
68
81
59
89
Sussex
64
67
54
69
Thames Valley
103
97
90
79
Warwickshire
51
61
62
44
West Mercia
74
75
80
69
West Midlands
83
79
81
80
West Yorkshire
54
56
58
65
Wiltshire
79
89
70
74

(a): Quarters as per financial year
(b): Lower performance is better
Data are provisional and subject to change
Data supplied by DCA (data shown as at 24th April 2007)
England & Wales figure includes British Transport Police
More recent data has shown a deterioration in performance. Monthly bulletins are published by the DCA and can be found here: http://www.dca.gov.uk/statistics/crjust.htm#part3

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