Crown Prosecution Service Performance
Associate Prosecutors
Increase the number of magistrates’ courts sessions covered by associate prosecutors.
Met - 20.4% of all available magistrates’ courts sessions were covered by associate prosecutors (target 20%)
HCAs
Increase in the percentage of advocacy dealt with in-house.
Met - Counsel savings of the Service has exceeded its 07/08 counsel fee savings target (ex VAT) of £15.1m achieving £17.1m, 113% of the YTD target.
Increase in counsel savings made through HCA deployment.
Met - In 2007/08 counsel fee savings equate to 16.4% of the Graduated Fee Scheme advocacy value (based on 2007/08 GFS (Graduated Fee Scheme is)advocacy value).
Attrition
Reduction in unsuccessful outcomes in magistrates' courts.
Met - Unsuccessful outcomes in magistrates’ courts 14.3% (target 15%)
Reduction in unsuccessful outcomes in the Crown Court.
Not Met - Unsuccessful outcomes in Crown Court 20.7% (target 20%)
CMS
Increase to 90% the number of cases with a pre-charge decision.
Met - Number of cases with a pre-charge decision 98.4% (target 90%).
Increase to 90% the number of cases with a Crown Court trial having completed a full file review.
Met - Number of cases with a full file review 95.2% (90%).
Charging
A reduction in the discontinuance rate for magistrates’ courts activity
Not Met - discontinuance rate for magistrates’ courts 14.7% (target 11%). Crown Court pre charge discontinuance 12.9% (target 11%)
A reduction in the discontinuance rate for Crown Court activity
Not Met - Pre charge discontinuance rate for Crown Court 12.9% (target 11%)
An increase in the guilty plea rate for magistrates’ courts activity.
Met - Guilty plea rate for magistrates’ courts 73.3% (target 52%).
An increase in the guilty plea rate for Crown Court activity.
Met - Guilty plea rate for Crown Court 72.5% (target 68%)
Hate Crime
Reduction in unsuccessful outcomes for hate crime.
Not Met - Unsuccessful outcomes for hate crime 29.1% (target 28%)
Ineffective Trials
A reduction in ineffective trials in the magistrates’ courts.
Met - Ineffective trials in the magistrates’ courts 18.3% (target 19%).
A reduction in ineffective trials in Crown Court.
Met - Ineffective trials in the Crown Court performance 11.7% (target 14%) [figures based on a rolling quarter as of February 2008]
Proceeds of Crime
Assets recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Met - Nationally the number of confiscation orders obtained and the total value of confiscation orders was above target in 07-08, both at 103% against target. Restraint is well above target with performance at 172% against target.
No Witness No Justice
A reduction in the combined cracked and ineffective rates for the magistrates’ courts and Crown Court. An increase in witness attendance in both the magistrates’ courts and Crown Court
Not Met - Magistrates’ courts combined ineffective and cracked trial rate 8.0% (target 5.3%). Crown Court combined ineffective and cracked trial rate 3.9% (target 3.3%). Witness attendance 84% (target 87%)
Victims’ Code
Target 100% (timeliness, victim and witness timeliness).
Not Met - Victims’ Code proxy target 87%, timeliness 77%, timeliness for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses was 60%
Sickness Absence
Reduce sickness absence rate
Not Met - The rolling average number of sick days per employee was 9.4 days (target 7 days)
All figures are for the period 2007/08 unless otherwise stated
