What the average time from caution and charge to verdict has been for (a) sheriff summary court cases and (b) Justice of the Peace court ca…

The overall timescales for the processing of cases are kept under review on a national basis by the Justice Board. Local criminal justice boards keep the position in individual courts under review and respond to changes as appropriate. The available information is given in the following tables.
(i)
Average time taken (in days) for summary criminal cases (caution & charge to verdict) –financial years

2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14

District Court/Justice of the Peace Court1
171
151
139
148
148
141
153

Sheriff Court
159
135
122
131
133
138
141

(ii)
Average time taken (in days) for summary criminal cases (caution & charge to verdict)-by month from Sept 2013

Sep-13
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
District Court/Justice of the Peace Court1
148
152
152
154
171
177
179
177
Sheriff Court
139
136
141
139
145
153
152
147
1. Data for Glasgow & Strathkelvin Stipendiary Court are included in the Justice of the Peace data. Justice of the Peace Courts replaced District Courts between March 2008 and February 2010.
Source: COPFS Management Information