May. 20 2011
Source Page: Table showing the conviction rate and average custodial sentence length for each type of sexual offence in each region for the years 2005 to 2009. 2 p.Found: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts, and found guilty at all courts, the conviction ratio
Dec. 12 2024
Source Page: Courts reform to see quicker justice for victims and keeps streets safeFound: for victims and keep streets safe Part of the plan for change, the independent review of criminal courts
Mar. 19 2010
Source Page: Her Majesty's Courts Service business plan 2010 [UPDATED with amended figures]. Incl. annexes. 29 p.Found: HMCS™s work on embedding Criminal Justice Œ Simple, Speedy and Summary in the magistrates™ courts and
Mar. 15 2010
Source Page: Her Majesty's Courts Service business plan 2010. Incl. annexes. 29 p.Found: HMCS™s work on embedding Criminal Justice Œ Simple, Speedy and Summary in the magistrates™ courts and
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of magistrates' court cases that involved cannabis possession in the last 12 months; and if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of legalising cannabis possession on the cost of these court cases.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The latest published data shows that 1.0% of magistrates’ courts proceedings in the year to June 2024 (12,429 defendants) in England and Wales were for cannabis possession offences. (Source: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024 - GOV.UK). Equivalent published data for the calendar year 2024 will be available on 15 May 2025. The number of proceedings is presented on a principal offence basis, this means that more serious offences accompanied by an additional cannabis possession offence will not be included in this number.
The estimated sitting day cost to HMCTS for those cases is c. £1 million.
Mar. 17 2025
Source Page: Application for witness summonsesFound: all updates Get emails about this page Applies to England and Wales
Apr. 01 2008
Source Page: Dedicated drug court pilots: a process report. 99 p.Found: Two magistrates™ courts have been piloting the DDC in England and Wales: Leeds Magistrates™ Court; and
Nov. 12 2008
Source Page: Table showing the location of vacant space in public buildings as at September 2008, broken down by government department and area size. 14 p.Found: (CRIME - NORTH & WEST)BARNET MAGISTRATES ADMINISTRAT7CHIGH STREETBARNETEN5 5RU478.0HM Courts ServiceHMCS
Nov. 19 2008
Source Page: Table showing list of the names, addresses and size of the current non-sensitive vacant space in government property recorded on the e-PIMS database. 15 p.Found: (CRIME - NORTH & WEST)BARNET MAGISTRATES ADMINISTRAT7CHIGH STREETBARNETEN5 5RU478.0HM Courts ServiceHMCS
Dec. 20 2024
Source Page: Ministry of Justice evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body: 2025Found: Presiding Judge • Family Division Liaison Judge • Chancery Supervising Judge/Business & Property Courts