Ministry of Justice · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Crown Court median days from offence to completion during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2017 Q1 → 2019 Q3 · 10 periods
↑ 6.8%+16 days
Crown Court median days from offence to completion rose by 6.8% over the period, from 236 days (2017 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 252 (2019 Q3, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2017 Q1: 236
Level when it left 2019 Q3: 252
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The median number of days from the offence to the completion of the case at the Crown Court, for defendants whose cases completed in the quarter and could be matched from first appearance at a magistrates' court through to completion.
Doesn’t measure: Time spent waiting at the Crown Court alone (the measure includes time before charge and at the magistrates' court), the mean, or cases that could not be matched across court systems (typically 5 to 10 per cent).