Crown Court Cases (Hansard, 15 September 2003)

HC Deb 15 September 2003 vol 410 c498W 498W

§ Mrs Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Solicitor-General what percentage of cases in the Crown court resulted in a conviction in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [128856]

§ The Solicitor-General
In 2001–02 the Crown Prosecution secured convictions in 73.3 per cent. of Crown court cases. This rose to 74.5 per cent. in 2002–03.

§ Mrs Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Solicitor-General what percentage of defendants who pleaded not guilty in the Crown court were convicted in 2002–03. [128857]

§ The Solicitor-General
In 2002–03, the Crown Prosecution Service secured convictions in respect of 61.9 per cent. of all defendants who pleaded not guilty and whose cases proceeded to a contested hearing in the Crown court.