§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average time an indictable offence took(a) from offence to charge or summons, (b) from charge or summons to first listing,
Average time taken for indictable offences heard in the youth court by stage of proceedings and by standard region, 1994, England and Wales Average number of days Offence to charge or summons Charge or summons to first listing First listing to completion Offence to completion England and Wales 39 26 67 132 English regions and Wales North England 35 24 67 125 North West England 34 23 58 115 Yorkshire and Humberside 32 23 73 128 East Midlands 38 25 81 144 West Midlands 35 25 71 131 East Anglia 42 26 57 125 Sample size less than 100 Greater London 38 30 76 144 South East (except London) 63 28 57 148 South West 35 26 64 125 Wales 41 26 59 127 Figures for the constituent intervals may not sum exactly to average offence to completion time due to rounding.