Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) total and (b) effective trials for (i) rape and (ii) sexual offences excluding rape there were in each quarter between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022.
Data on total and effective trials in the Crown Court can be found in the attached tables (table 1 for rape offences and table 2 for sexual offences excluding rape).
There are a number of reasons why a trial may be ineffective, including witness absence, insufficient juror availability and the defence not being ready.