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Type and volume of cases received and processed through the criminal court system of England and Wales, including statistics on case timeliness.
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Volume of cases dealt with by family courts over time, with statistics also broken down for the main types of case involved.
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Exploring the use of new algorithms and risk factors to improve the prediction of serious violence.
An impact evaluation of CAS3 on male resident reoffending, accommodation and employment outcomes.
A process evaluation of drug recovery wings, abstinence-based wings within prisons intended for those recovering from substance dependency.
A process and impact evaluation in 4 prisons, which uses a waitlist randomised controlled trial, Bayesian survival analysis, and qualitative analysis.
An impact evaluation of the drug recovery prison at HMP Holme House, which ran between 2017 and 2020 and tested a ‘whole prison approach’ to tackling substance misuse.
Analysis of social contact in prison between April 2019 to June 2024.
This research aimed to examine how drug testing regimens were implemented in adult male prisons in England.
Type and volume of tribunal cases received, disposed of or outstanding. This also includes statistics on the Gender Recognition Certificate applied for and granted by HMCTS Gender Recognition Panel.
Summary of the latest information presented in Justice in Numbers.
The latest Accredited Official Statistics on prison population projections.
Volume of civil and judicial review cases dealt with by the courts over time and the overall timeliness of these cases.
Five year projections for the population in England and Wales prisons.
This independent review of the UK government's response to the death of Harry Dunn in 2019 was led by Dame Anne Owers DBE.
Prison and Probation staff numbers and processes split by protected characteristics, for England and Wales
This report provides statistics on offenders in prison and their protected characteristics.
This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different ethnic groups in England and Wales.
Activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales, including criminal and civil legal aid, family mediation, providers of legal aid, client characteristics and Central Funds payments.
The final report providing findings of a process evaluation of the intensive supervision courts pilot.
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