HC Deb 04 November 1993 vol 231 c315W
Mr. Boateng

To ask the Attorney-General how many criminal cases have been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service(a) in the magistrates court and (b) in the Crown court, in the last available year.

The Attorney-General

During the 12 months ending June 1993, the CPS did not proceed with cases in respect of 191,622 defendants in magistrates courts, and 8,500 defendants in the Crown court.

These figures comprise all such cases in the 13 CPS areas, but do not include the specialised casework undertaken by the headquarters of the service.