Ministry of Justice · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Crown Court open cases during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2017 Q1 → 2019 Q3 · 10 periods
↓ 15.0%−6,276 cases
Crown Court open cases fell by 15.0% over the period, from 41,706 cases (2017 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 35,430 (2019 Q3, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2017 Q1: 41,706
Level when it left 2019 Q3: 35,430
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 number of criminal cases outstanding at the Crown Court in England and Wales at the end of the quarter, including trials, committals for sentence and appeals.
Doesn’t measure: Cases waiting at magistrates' courts, how long individual cases have been open, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.