Statistics on court performances won't tell the full story
may be under pressure to handle more cases per year through the exchange guilty pleas in exchange for shorter sentences
The government's decision to allow trials to be issued to the courts of England and Wales, has rather overshadowed the second part of the announcement of Ken Clarke.
attorney has undertaken to publish an "unprecedented level of information on court performance" in the future "so that everyone can see how their local courts are working."
Although I can not imagine many people wake up in the morning and the decision to spend a few hours to compare the performance of their local courts with neighboring regions, I am totally in favor of a more openness - both when it reaches too high a price.
What we can expect are:
. Cut the time court statistics for criminal cases to continue the attack on the conviction.
. Details on the number of criminal cases were ineffective, and why.
. Anonymous data on each case heard before the local courts and sentence.
. Details of how many people were convicted or released from prison in each area and how often they come back after.
Information. More information on the time taken to process each of the hearings of minors, severe cases and care procedures.
Furthermore, "the results of justice" will be ranked alongside crime data in the police.uk website so people can compare local crimes and their consequences.
The obvious justification for the publication of comparative statistics is to promote greater efficiency.
What if cases take longer because the court has a disproportionate number of unrepresented litigants? There will be more legal aid to pay for lawyers?
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