North Wales
CPS Direct Performance Quarter 1 2008-2009
Call Volume |
Area Total |
CPSD Total |
| Number of calls answered by CPS Direct | 275 | 43791 |
| Number of charging decisions (form MG3) issued by CPS Direct | 225 | 36294 |
| Percentage of calls resulting in an MG3 (Effective Calls) | 81.82% | 82.88% |
Between 1st April & 30th June 2008 CPSD answered 275 calls from North Wales Police. 81.82% of these calls resulted in a charging decision being issued by a CPSD Prosecutor.
Call Length |
Area Total |
CPSD Total |
| Average call length for all calls over 10 minutes (hours:minutes:seconds) |
00:46:48 | 00:42:47 |
Calls over 10 minutes in length are those most likely to have resulted in a charging decision being issued by CPS Direct.
All calls over 90 minutes in length are investigated by the CPSD Central Support Team. Although uncommon long calls occur most often when CPSD advice is sought in complex or serious cases.
Case Outcomes |
Area Total |
CPSD Total |
| Percentage of recorded CPSD cases ending in a guilty plea | 84.18% | 75.32% |
| Percentage of recorded CPSD cases discontinued | 8.16% | 13.56% |
84.18% of cases charged by CPSD for CPS North Wales ended with the defendant entering a guilty plea. 8.16% of cases charged by CPSD for CPS North Wales were later discontinued.
Contact Details:
CPS North Wales
Bromfield House
Ellice Way
Wrexham LL13 7YW
DX 26684 Wrexham
Tel: 01978 346000
Fax: 01978 346001
Web: www.cps.gov.uk/local/wales/northwales.html