Warwickshire
CPS Direct Performance Quarter 2 2008-2009
Call Volume | Area Total | CPSD Total |
| Number of calls answered by CPS Direct | 177 | 44777 |
| Number of charging decisions (form MG3) issued by CPS Direct | 150 | 36722 |
| Percentage of calls resulting in an MG3 (Effective Calls) | 84.75% | 82.12% |
Between 1st July & 30th September 2008 CPS Direct answered 177 calls from Warwickshire Police. 84.75% of these calls resulted in a charging decision being issued by a CPS Direct Prosecutor.
Call Length | Area Total | CPSD Total |
| Average call length for all calls over 10 minutes (hours:minutes:seconds) | 00:46:33 | 00:44:07 |
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 CPS Direct Central Support Team. Although uncommon long calls occur most often when CPS Direct advice is sought in complex or serious cases.
Case Outcomes | Area Total | CPSD Total |
| Percentage of recorded CPS Direct cases ending in a guilty plea | 84.62% | 75.38% |
| Percentage of recorded CPS Direct cases discontinued | 10.26% | 13.67% |
84.62% of cases charged by CPS Direct for CPS Warwickshire ended with the defendant entering a guilty plea. 10.26% of cases charged by CPS Direct for CPS Warwickshire were later discontinued.
Contact Details:
CPS Warwickshire
Rossmore House
10 Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa
Warwicks CV32 4EA
DX 11881 Leamington Spa
Tel: 01926 455000
Fax: 01926 455003
Web: www.cps.gov.uk/local/midlands/warwickshire.html