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 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
CJS Areas Apr-Jun 2006 (a) Jul-Sept 2006 Oct-Dec 2006 Jan-Mar 2007
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
72
71
72
72
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
65
67
77
72
Bedfordshire
67
65
66
76
Cambridgeshire
68
73
66
75
Cheshire
84
68
58
71
Cleveland
72
67
67
74
Cumbria
44
59
59
79
Derbyshire
69
69
72
58
Devon & Cornwall
72
67
88
74
Dorset
61
77
75
63
Co. Durham & Darlington
65
73
67
74
Dyfed Powys
48
57
39
43
Essex
59
65
48
51
Gloucestershire
62
62
79
68
Greater Manchester
70
75
77
73
Gwent
86
83
83
97
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
55
61
63
66
Hertfordshire
80
79
102
58
Humberside
66
64
64
73
Kent
88
79
75
78
Lancashire
69
58
63
68
Leicestershire
108
104
92
94
Lincolnshire
112
78
77
68
London
87
84
80
76
Merseyside
63
58
71
58
Norfolk
91
94
66
80
North Wales
57
78
72
84
North Yorkshire
56
49
55
53
Northamptonshire
107
93
107
95
Northumbria
78
73
84
75
Nottinghamshire
49
47
54
73
South Wales
67
66
72
80
South Yorkshire
66
65
59
69
Staffordshire
79
81
72
72
Suffolk
46
63
56
56
Surrey
81
59
89
75
Sussex
67
54
69
68
Thames Valley
97
90
79
89
Warwickshire
61
62
44
59
West Mercia
75
80
69
66
West Midlands
79
81
80
68
West Yorkshire
56
58
65
59
Wiltshire
89
70
74
92

(a): Quarters as per financial year
(b): Lower performance is better
Data are provisional and subject to change
Data supplied by MoJ (data shown as at 12th July 2007)
England & Wales figure includes British Transport Police
More recent data has shown a deterioration in performance. Monthly bulletins are published by the MoJ and can be found here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/averagetimearresttosentencepyo.htm

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