Table 2: Average time from offence to completion in weeks1, by Crown court, England and Wales, January 2011 to March 20132,3,4,5
Defendants and weeks
  201120122013
Crown courtOutcomeJan to MarApr to JunJul to SepOct to DecJan to MarApr to JunJul to SepOct to DecJan to Mar

Aylesbury Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

165

182

219

250

267

238

166

148

172

11 Sep 2013 : Column 765W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 766W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

46

42

40

38

49

45

46

41

34

Basildon Combined Court + Southend Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

474

443

459

408

404

419

371

347

411

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

47

41

42

48

46

41

40

40

38

Birmingham Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

739

681

897

864

715

749

742

770

839

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

48

44

45

38

43

44

42

38

45

Blackfriars Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

497

427

450

415

433

364

377

373

358

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

44

42

51

45

54

55

41

52

48

Bolton Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

423

349

405

335

342

338

301

247

245

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

44

42

41

40

48

39

45

42

46

Bournemouth Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

204

142

177

131

127

127

125

109

105

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

56

48

45

44

49

48

63

41

45

Bradford Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

641

632

608

633

530

474

491

442

480

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

49

51

50

46

44

45

48

43

47

Bristol Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

554

481

487

499

477

476

455

537

419

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

46

50

51

46

44

54

42

42

43

11 Sep 2013 : Column 767W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 768W

Burnley Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

264

252

261

203

201

186

195

213

196

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

51

39

43

46

46

47

40

44

44

Cambridge Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

202

186

211

191

183

171

223

186

167

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

56

43

44

39

43

46

48

47

45

Canterbury Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

268

241

279

237

239

246

217

211

256

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

49

51

39

42

55

47

50

46

43

Cardiff Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

747

683

595

687

590

566

639

645

646

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

39

38

39

40

41

44

42

34

42

Carlisle Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

235

229

256

221

207

182

149

163

173

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

43

35

38

39

42

36

34

34

32

           

Central Criminal Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

272

248

294

241

215

205

231

241

217

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

56

56

63

66

62

62

61

62

51

Chelmsford Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

392

327

324

319

342

263

266

221

276

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

43

42

39

41

47

42

46

45

44

Chester Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

344

311

243

246

270

312

282

280

297

11 Sep 2013 : Column 769W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 770W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

35

37

41

48

42

42

44

41

Chichester Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

102

92

125

66

95

82

64

71

70

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

50

47

53

56

52

49

47

55

53

Coventry Combined Court Centre6

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

157

155

169

187

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

44

48

41

32

Croydon Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

421

424

409

433

433

426

413

447

428

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

52

45

56

51

45

54

46

41

40

Derby Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

502

402

382

441

371

380

354

301

330

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

45

42

42

43

42

36

40

37

Doncaster Crown Court6

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

239

165

185

176

142

183

175

58

6

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

47

37

37

43

31

34

48

29

Durham Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

234

200

239

229

190

210

190

198

185

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

34

34

34

36

41

40

34

38

38

Exeter Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

239

226

192

174

140

182

176

159

154

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

46

50

41

55

55

58

57

47

59

11 Sep 2013 : Column 771W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 772W

Gloucester Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

168

144

162

151

152

149

140

158

154

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

51

39

45

42

44

41

44

50

48

Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

215

203

188

196

188

150

146

153

186

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

39

40

39

38

46

45

35

41

32

Guildford Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

264

282

278

272

239

254

289

235

242

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

49

46

49

46

48

42

47

42

48

Harrow Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

425

439

432

443

451

358

377

369

289

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

39

45

41

41

41

44

40

40

48

Inner London Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

532

436

516

567

482

421

426

372

311

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

58

53

47

34

41

45

43

50

52

Ipswich Crown Court + Bury St Edmunds Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

286

245

230

209

175

163

259

220

226

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

44

49

46

46

53

44

38

43

43

Isle of Wight Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

67

60

68

65

48

68

61

36

58

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

32

55

43

42

44

43

38

37

29

Isleworth Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

788

772

790

684

589

630

542

527

593

11 Sep 2013 : Column 773W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 774W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

40

40

40

37

42

39

41

38

37

Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

309

288

430

347

281

351

296

286

287

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

40

37

35

42

45

42

39

39

36

Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

582

489

525

367

383

249

282

271

329

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

49

40

36

49

48

53

56

53

49

Leeds Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

865

712

796

780

804

783

841

844

915

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

42

47

47

45

42

43

41

40

Leicester Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

443

443

407

409

365

396

400

367

333

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

49

49

54

51

51

51

43

54

53

Lewes Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

537

429

455

395

367

395

385

302

371

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

48

45

46

42

47

45

43

48

42

Lincoln Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

186

170

173

183

160

213

197

223

181

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

55

50

48

44

53

55

47

55

55

Liverpool Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

1,162

881

873

908

820

862

937

839

801

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

48

41

42

44

47

48

45

45

42

11 Sep 2013 : Column 775W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 776W

Luton Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

322

255

285

237

262

240

240

205

196

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

42

53

51

44

44

46

57

48

53

Maidstone Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

410

357

387

292

304

352

249

296

270

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

55

62

51

51

52

46

52

45

51

Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square)

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

765

630

701

557

522

595

612

595

624

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

48

46

45

46

51

48

41

42

48

Manchester Crown Court (Minshull St)

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

842

757

696

672

590

606

500

531

491

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

50

46

44

48

46

48

43

44

39

Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

228

192

170

191

185

189

198

201

167

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

35

33

27

37

33

35

30

29

28

Mold Crown Court + Welshpool Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

214

329

232

232

245

264

279

235

171

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

37

39

39

44

40

42

44

42

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

882

770

766

761

673

647

606

689

663

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

39

39

47

43

44

47

44

41

Northampton Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

288

283

285

343

248

273

256

282

262

11 Sep 2013 : Column 777W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 778W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

48

53

54

47

52

46

49

50

43

Norwich Combined Court Centre + King's Lynn Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

341

279

309

333

241

261

252

217

216

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

37

39

36

38

40

50

33

49

39

Nottingham Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

755

618

630

596

613

638

659

567

558

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

40

43

38

38

41

40

39

38

40

Oxford Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

187

176

201

175

188

161

189

189

235

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

51

53

45

47

63

49

48

44

53

Peterborough Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

270

263

264

259

233

154

163

193

163

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

37

41

41

39

37

37

39

44

Plymouth Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

182

159

160

116

146

140

132

161

101

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

46

52

52

54

52

62

48

57

51

Portsmouth Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

249

205

230

183

193

196

208

191

153

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

57

50

47

48

50

55

47

46

44

Preston Combined Court + Preston Crown Court (Sessions House)

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

881

827

787

776

765

758

688

662

650

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

42

41

42

45

43

44

40

42

11 Sep 2013 : Column 779W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 780W

Reading Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

297

305

284

275

294

239

242

286

234

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

53

49

57

50

48

50

51

48

51

Salisbury Law Courts

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

43

24

29

23

23

28

46

33

31

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

43

75

46

67

87

66

79

78

46

Sheffield Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

591

508

560

550

466

474

469

581

663

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

35

36

34

33

33

35

39

35

38

Shrewsbury Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

127

99

111

135

120

117

86

83

108

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

44

42

50

48

42

48

36

58

44

Snaresbrook Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

905

733

826

693

697

685

637

663

618

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

42

47

41

48

46

42

49

45

Southampton Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

233

238

249

226

209

233

223

193

226

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

50

45

43

49

54

46

45

51

39

Southwark Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

496

448

415

431

409

346

296

323

305

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

68

64

64

55

53

71

60

59

60

St. Albans Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

322

298

354

291

280

309

292

333

304

11 Sep 2013 : Column 781W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 782W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

50

47

50

52

52

50

48

49

44

Stafford Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

239

208

195

229

186

170

163

178

189

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

57

46

47

48

50

71

48

46

46

Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

228

201

197

217

213

214

197

214

157

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

41

43

40

60

57

41

41

34

Swansea Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

386

272

351

354

247

285

291

344

342

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

40

41

42

51

45

45

40

46

Swindon Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

94

107

133

112

91

99

99

95

106

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

47

42

41

55

40

46

53

68

45

Taunton Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

107

111

142

113

101

95

128

112

123

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

59

46

42

52

53

32

37

50

42

Teesside Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

501

448

516

465

485

491

361

369

429

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

42

45

41

43

45

42

40

38

39

Truro Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

157

154

166

170

131

162

111

119

120

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

56

57

52

50

60

50

44

60

44

11 Sep 2013 : Column 783W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 784W

Warwick Combined Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

236

153

208

175

198

250

236

265

282

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

42

49

42

57

48

46

58

43

45

Weymouth and Dorchester Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

37

41

34

47

37

56

49

47

41

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

41

49

35

57

62

61

44

55

56

Winchester Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

237

210

226

235

220

236

199

202

192

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

54

51

44

47

45

50

42

54

45

Wolverhampton Combined Court Centre

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

595

499

555

454

478

417

497

460

480

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

43

45

37

48

43

41

41

42

Wood Green Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

492

434

524

572

476

462

510

493

434

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

39

36

34

28

42

41

37

46

43

Woolwich Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

318

375

388

544

531

506

520

457

411

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

45

39

37

38

44

42

38

41

43

Worcester Combined Court + Hereford Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

183

151

154

122

140

139

160

151

165

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

61

65

47

56

50

58

45

44

51

York Crown Court

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

260

222

270

232

213

244

243

202

210

11 Sep 2013 : Column 785W

11 Sep 2013 : Column 786W

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

43

50

48

41

43

41

41

46

46

           

England and Wales

Defendants in linked dataset with cases completing in the quarter

29,044

25,810

27,179

25,950

24,216

24,120

23,625

23,012

22,796

 

Average time from offence to overall completion (wks)

46

44

44

43

46

46

44

44

43

‘—’ = Nil 1 Completed cases are where a final decision has been reached—this includes both acquittals and sentences following guilty findings. 2 Excludes breaches and cases with an offence to completion time greater than 10 years. 3 Statistics are sourced from the CREST linked court data and included around 95% of completed cases. 4 Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If two or more cases complete on the same day, the case with the longest duration is included. 5 Included all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period, in the Crown court. 6 Coventry (from January 2012) and Doncaster (from January 2013) Crown court centres are no longer full-time hearing venues, with cases heard at other venues, e.g. Warwick and Sheffield. Source: Criminal Court Statistics, Justice Statistics Analytical Services

Electronic Tagging

Mr Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of the audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the electronic monitoring contracts held by G4S and Serco in England and Wales is expected to be. [162828]

Jeremy Wright: We do not yet have a figure for the total cost of auditing the electronic monitoring contracts, as audit work is still being carried out.

Mr Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date PricewaterhouseCoopers was commissioned to carry out the audit into the electronic monitoring contracts held by G4S and Serco in England and Wales. [162872]

Jeremy Wright: We commissioned Pricewaterhouse Coopers to carry out a detailed audit of the electronic-monitoring contracts held by both G4S and Serco in May 2013.

European Court of Human Rights

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights since 1998. [166302]

Mrs Grant: The measures taken to implement judgments, and the costs and benefits of such measures, can vary considerably depending on the circumstances of the case, and some can be included in wider changes to policy or legislation. Therefore, the provision of accurate estimates of the total costs associated with the implementation of the judgments of the ECtHR since 1998 is not possible.

Legal Aid Scheme

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the financial and administrative cost on legal businesses of the requirement proposed in his Department's consultation, Transforming Legal Aid, to assess whether EEA nationals have enjoyed a right to reside in the UK for 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the average number of hours per EEA national client it will take a legal aid contractor to assess whether EEA nationals have enjoyed a right to reside in the UK for 12 months. [159579]

Jeremy Wright: As part of our consultation “Transforming Legal aid: delivering a more credible and efficient system” we published an impact assessment which is available at

https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-legal-aid

The impact assessment provides that there may be one-off familiarisation costs for providers associated with the introduction of the proposed residency test. Providers may also face increased costs in assessing whether or a not a case qualifies for legal aid and in retaining evidence on file for audit purposes.

We are currently analysing responses and will ensure that we have fully assessed any risks or impacts our proposals may have before making a decision.