How many people in total are currently being held on remand, and what the (a) longest and (b) average time spent on remand is among those p…

As of the morning of 1 August 2023 there were 2,275 people on remand. The following table shows the average (median) and longest (maximum) continuous time (expressed in days) spent on remand, by ethnic grouping.
The start date of this collection imposes an upper limit on the continuous time to date spent on remand of 1,225 days. Less than five individuals were at that limit, held under the Extradition Act 2003 (S8).
Ethnicity Group
Count
Median
Maximum
All
2,278
70
> 1,225
White
2,118
68
> 1,225
Asian, Asian Scottish Or Asian British
54
91
911
Other Ethnic Group
46
89
405
African, Caribbean Or Black
44
91
713
Mixed Or Multiple
13
75
257
Note: The average (median) and maximum values represent continuous days on remand to date and due to differences in the way the data are processed, they are not comparable with the "Time on Remand (to departure or transition)" reported in the Official Statistics'