Time Intervals for Criminal Proceedings in Magistrates' Courts: December 2001

• NCJ Number: 195349
• Author(s): Jacqueline O'Brien
• Date Published: March 2002
• Length: 28 pages
• Sale Source: Great Britain Lord Chancellor's Dept
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: Statistics on Magistrates' Courts Information Bulletin, Issue 2/2002

Annotation

This survey discusses the time taken between stages of proceedings for defendants in completed criminal cases in magistrates’ courts in England and Wales.

Abstract

These are the results from the December 2001 Time Intervals Survey and for all four 2001 Time Intervals Surveys as a whole. The survey provides information on adult indictable cases collected in 1 week of each quarter from February 2000. Information on adult summary offenses is additionally collected in the first and third quarters. Information on youth defendants in indictable and summary cases is collected in 4 weeks of each quarter. Information is collected on all criminal cases involving persistent young offenders that have been completed. Results showed that the average time from offense to completion fell to 107 days in December 2001 from 110 days in December 2000. For 2001 overall, the average time from offense to completion was 111 days -– a decrease from 114 days in 2000. The average time from first listing to completion in the Youth Courts fell from 60 days in December 2000 to 50 days in December 2001. The average time from first listing to completion varied from 37 days for Lincolnshire to 77 days for Cleveland. 5 figures, 12 tables