§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of time was between arrest and (i) commencement of trial and (ii) sentence for(a) young offenders and (b) adult offenders in the last year. [144440]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information is not available in the form requested. For defendants in indictable cases in magistrates courts in England and Wales for the period October 1999 to September 2000, the average time for young offenders from arrest to (i) date trial started or guilty plea accepted was 54 days and (ii) sentence was 66 days. For adults the average time from charge/laying of information to (i) date trial started or guilty plea accepted was 48 days and (ii) sentence was 58 days.
For summary matters in magistrates courts in England and Wales for the period October 1999 to September 2000, the average time for young offenders from arrest to (i) date trial started or guilty plea accepted was 50 days and (ii) sentence was 60 days. For adults the average time from charge/laying of information to (i) date trial started or guilty plea accepted was 53 days and (ii) sentence was 57 days.