§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many appeals in England and Wales against (a) conviction and (b) sentence were heard in 1994 by the Crown Court on appeal from the magistrates' courts, and by the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal from the Crown Court, and how many in each category were allowed.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Court Service under its Chief Executive, Mr. Michael Huebner. I have accordingly asked the Chief Executive to reply direct.
Letter to Lord Windlesham from the Chief Executive of the Court Service, Mr. Michael Huebner, dated 23/10/95.
The Lord Chancellor has asked me to reply to your Question about criminal appeals heard and allowed in 1994.
In 1994 the Crown Court dealt with 12,030 appeal cases from magistrates' courts against conviction and 8,505 against sentence. Of these, 8,139 individual appellants had their appeals against conviction allowed and 3,946 had their sentences varied.
The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal heard 928 appeals from the Crown Court against conviction, of which 351 were allowed, and 2,027 appeals against sentence, of which 1,384 were allowed.