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Ministry of Justice · days

Crown Court median days from offence to completion under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Crown Court median days from offence to completion: 2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02004002016201820202022202420262016 Q1: 243 days · published 25 June 20262016 Q2: 260 days · published 25 June 20262016 Q3: 261 days · published 25 June 20262016 Q4: 249 days · published 25 June 20262017 Q1: 236 days · published 25 June 20262017 Q2: 235 days · published 25 June 20262017 Q3: 231 days · published 25 June 20262017 Q4: 229 days · published 25 June 20262018 Q1: 233 days · published 25 June 20262018 Q2: 244 days · published 25 June 20262018 Q3: 229 days · published 25 June 20262018 Q4: 233 days · published 25 June 20262019 Q1: 242 days · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 253 days · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 252 days · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 254 days · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 252 days · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 210 days · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 281 days · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 318 days · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 352 days · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 377 days · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 397 days · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 401 days · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 405 days · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 384 days · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 359 days · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 379 days · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 397 days · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 382 days · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 356 days · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 333 days · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 340 days · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 334 days · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 327 days · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 313 days · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 326 days · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 333 days · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 344 days · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 345 days · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 346 days · published 25 June 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present3342024 Q23462026 Q1↑ 3.6%+12
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 20242522019 Q33342024 Q2↑ 32.5%+82
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 20192362017 Q12522019 Q3↑ 6.8%+16
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.