CPS Performance
Performance Measure
Reduction in Unsuccessful Outcomes in magistrates' courts and the Crown Court.
Latest Outturn
MET.
The proportion of unsuccessful outcomes fell from 21.4% in 2003-04 to 19.6% in 2004-05, and to 17.7% in 2005-06, meeting the annual target of 18%.
Performance Measure
Reduction in unsuccessful outcomes for hate crime.
Latest Outturn
NOT MET.
The proportion of hate crimes resulting in an unsuccessful outcome fell from 42.1% in 2004-05 to 38% in 2005-06, but fell short of the annual target of reducing these outcomes to 36%.
Performance Measure
Charging
A reduction in the discontinuance rate for magistrates' courts and Crown Court activity.
Latest Outturn
NOT MET.
Magistrates' courts discontinuance was 16.3% in March 2006 compared to 16% in March 2005 and failed to meet the March 2006 target of 13.6%. Crown Court discontinuance reduced from 14.6% in March 2005 to 13.3% in March 2006 close to the 13.1% target.
Performance Measure
Charging
An increase in the guilty plea rate for magistrates' courts and Crown Court activity.
Latest Outturn
NOT MET.
Magistrates' courts guilty plea rate for March 2006 was 68.1% compared to 68.7% in March 2005 close to the 71.2% target. Crown Court guilty plea rate was 65% in March 2006 compared to 65.8% in March 2005 close to the 66.1% target.
Performance Measure
Charging
A reduction in the attrition rate for magistrates' courts and Crown Court activity.
Latest Outturn
MET.
Magistrates' courts attrition was 23.1% in March 2006 compared to 22.6% in March 2005 and a 31% target for March 2007. Crown Court attrition was 23.2% in March 2006 compared to 24% in March 2005 and a 23% March 2007 target.
Performance Measure
Assets Recovered under Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
Latest Outturn
MET.
The CPS secured 3,009 confiscation orders with a value of over £87 million, compared with 1,402 POCA and 666 pre- POCA orders to a total of £61.2 million in 2004-05 and exceeding the 2005-06 targets of 2,280 orders to a value of £68 million. The CPS has also obtained 548 restraint orders exceeding the target for 2005-06 of 431 orders.
Performance Measure
No Witness No Justice
42 Areas having Witness Care Units (WCUs) in place by December 2005.
Latest Outturn
MET. 165 WCUs established across England and Wales by December 2005.
Performance Measure
COMPASS
Increase in % of cases with a magistrates' court or Crown Court trial having completed a full file review.
Latest Outturn
NOT MET. The national average completion of full file reviews has increased from a baseline of 30% in December 2004 to 36.3% in April 2005 and 46.25% in March 2006, but fell short of the annual target of 60%.
Performance Measure
COMPASS
Increase in % of cases with a Crown Court trial having an indictment completed.
Latest Outturn
MET. The national average for completion of indictments was consistently above target throughout the year, increasing from a baseline of 85% in December 2004 to 90.3% in April 2005 and 94.9% in March 2006.
Performance Measure
Prosecution costs/Admin costs.
Latest Outturn
MET. The CPS managed within budget for 2005-06.
Performance Measure
Reduce sickness absence rate.
Latest Outturn
NOT MET.
The trend remains downward, with 54% of Areas meeting individual targets and the average number of working day sick per employee now 8.5 days over the calendar year 2005, down from 8.7 in the calendar year 2004 and 9.2 in 2003. This is below the average for the Civil Service as a whole - 9.8 for the calendar year 2005 - but falls short of the target of 8.0 days by March 2006.
