§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time was between arrest and court appearance of a person charged with an offence in England or Wales in the last 12 months. [20434]
§ Mr. WillsI have been asked to reply.
It is not possible to provide figures for the average time between arrest and court appearance as details of arrest dates are not collected. I am, however, able to provide figures for the average number of days between charge and first listing, the first appearance in court, for all defendants charged with indictable cases for the period September 2000 to September 2001.
486WThe figures are taken from the Magistrates Courts Time Intervals Survey, which is published quarterly by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
Survey date Average number of days from charge to first listing September 2000 6 December 2000 5 March 2001 6 June 2001 6 September 2001 6