Administration of Justice
(asked on 10th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of judicial orders and instructions were complied with by the Crown Prosecution Service (a) on time, (b) late and (c) not at all in each of the last 15 years.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has maintained a central record of the number of, and compliance with, judicial directions since April 2012.
Current CPS data on the number and proportion of judicial directions complied with by the CPS (and timeliness) is set out in the table below:
(a) Timely Compliance | (b) Late Compliance | (c) Not Complied With | TOTAL | ||||
2012-2013 | 44,006 | 54.8% | 25,186 | 31.4% | 11,090 | 13.8% | 80,282 |
2013-2014 | 89,955 | 74.0% | 21,977 | 18.1% | 9,575 | 7.9% | 121,507 |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System
The CPS is evaluating its compliance with Judge’s directions, including its processes for recording such data.
No central record of judicial directions was maintained prior to April 2012. Obtaining the above information for periods prior to April 2012 would involve a review of individual case files incurring a disproportionate cost.