§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Solicitor-General how many cases have been dropped after an initial charge has been laid by the Director of Public Prosecutions, in each year from 1992 to 2000. [145221]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe table shows the number of proceedings dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 1992.
Prosecutions dropped 1992–2000 Magistrates courts Crown court Year ending December Discontinued As a percentage of completed cases Prosecutions dropped As a percentage of completed cases 1992 193,110 13.3 8,825 7.8 1993 175,025 12.8 7,430 7.8 1994 159,803 11.7 7,298 8.0 1995 156,628 12.0 8,148 8.1 1996 153,274 12.0 7,109 7.4 1997 161,461 12.2 7,514 7.2 1998 162,661 12.0 8,680 9.4 1999 164,682 12.1 9,331 10.7 20001 127,078 12.6 7,619 11.9 1 January-September only