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 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1
CJS Areas Jul-Sept 2006 (a) Oct-Dec 2006 Jan-Mar 2007 Apr-Jun 2007
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
71
72
72
67
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
67
77
73
71
Bedfordshire
65
66
76
80
Cambridgeshire
73
66
74
60
Cheshire
68
58
69
56
Cleveland
67
67
75
63
Cumbria
59
59
79
60
Derbyshire
69
72
60
55
Devon & Cornwall
67
88
69
79
Dorset
77
75
63
90
Co. Durham & Darlington
73
67
74
58
Dyfed Powys
57
39
43
48
Essex
65
48
51
62
Gloucestershire
62
79
69
55
Greater Manchester
75
77
74
73
Gwent
83
83
98
76
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
61
63
65
62
Hertfordshire
79
102
58
66
Humberside
64
64
73
73
Kent
79
75
80
76
Lancashire
58
63
68
57
Leicestershire
104
92
94
71
Lincolnshire
78
77
68
69
London
84
80
75
70
Merseyside
58
71
58
61
Norfolk
94
66
78
50
North Wales
78
72
82
56
North Yorkshire
49
55
53
54
Northamptonshire
93
107
95
61
Northumbria
73
84
74
74
Nottinghamshire
47
54
73
61
South Wales
66
72
80
73
South Yorkshire
65
59
69
65
Staffordshire
81
72
72
72
Suffolk
63
56
56
51
Surrey
59
89
71
66
Sussex
54
69
68
63
Thames Valley
90
79
87
73
Warwickshire
62
44
59
73
West Mercia
80
69
66
67
West Midlands
81
80
68
62
West Yorkshire
58
65
60
66
Wiltshire
70
74
95
77

(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 25 October 2007) - From July 2007 Statistical bulletin
England & Wales figure includes British Transport Police
More recent data has shown a slight improvement 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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