§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the number of cases coming to trial at the Crown court; what was the number of acquittals; and what was the number of convictions for every year since 1987. [23626]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from Michael Huebner to Mr. Jack Straw, dated 9 May 1995:
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of cases coming to trial at the Crown Court during the past 8 years.The following statistics show the number of cases coming to trial at the Crown Court each year since 1987:466W
- 1987: 28,006
- 1988: 26,820
- 1989: 26,830
- 1990: 26,177
- 1991: 27,608
- 1992: 27,113
- 1993: 25,583
- 1994: 27,6271
You also ask for information about the number of acquittals and convictions. I am only able to provide this in respect of defendants who entered pleas of not guilty to all counts, as follows:
Year Acquitted Convicted 1987 15,560 15,475 1988 17,542 14,507 1989 17,517 13,827 1990 17,241 12,752 1991 17,760 12,773 1992 15,576 12,274 1993 14,800 10,680 1994 115,700 110,500 1 These figures are provisional and therefore liable to revision to take account of late amendments.