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 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1 Quarter 2
CJS Areas Oct-Dec 2005 (a) Jan-Mar 2005 Apr-Jun 2006 Jul-Sept 2006
NATIONAL:
England & Wales
69
73
72
71
LOCAL:
Avon & Somerset
73
72
60
64
Bedfordshire
89
79
68
82
Cambridgeshire
58
85
61
66
Cheshire
70
79
92
74
Cleveland
68
68
70
67
Cumbria
59
55
43
58
Derbyshire
86
80
69
70
Devon & Cornwall
45
64
70
64
Dorset
55
89
66
81
Co. Durham & Darlington
82
75
69
77
Dyfed Powys
48
49
47
55
Essex
49
63
54
60
Gloucestershire
83
76
67
65
Greater Manchester
84
75
73
77
Gwent
68
72
72
69
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
66
68
64
69
Hertfordshire
62
76
81
79
Humberside
57
65
59
57
Kent
75
78
82
77
Lancashire
75
74
73
61
Leicestershire
74
87
90
85
Lincolnshire
66
79
93
64
London
88
86
84
86
Merseyside
67
68
63
58
Norfolk
64
86
86
91
North Wales
64
63
58
79
North Yorkshire
65
57
55
47
Northamptonshire
80
89
97
84
Northumbria
67
75
75
72
Nottinghamshire
61
69
61
55
South Wales
56
70
73
71
South Yorkshire
70
67
62
61
Staffordshire
78
73
68
70
Suffolk
47
43
37
54
Surrey
51
62
78
56
Sussex
80
63
66
53
Thames Valley
75
92
87
81
Warwickshire
63
55
65
65
West Mercia
78
74
75
78
West Midlands
68
90
85
85
West Yorkshire
45
52
54
53
Wiltshire
63
74
81
63

(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 16th January 2007)
England & Wales figure includes British Transport Police
More recent data has shown a slight 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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