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  • Case Processing Time for Criminal Cases dealt with at Courts in Northern Ireland 2021-22

    Topics:
    • Statistics and Research, 
    • Prosecution and Conviction Statistics

    Date published: 14 September 2022

    This bulletin presents data on the length of time taken to complete criminal cases dealt with in the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2021– 31 March 2022.  In 2021/22, the median time taken for a case to be disposed, at all courts, was 226 days.   

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    • Case processing time for criminal cases dealt with at courts in NI 2021-22Adobe PDF (342.68 KB)
    • Case processing time for criminal cases dealt with at courts in NI 2021-22: odsOpenDocument spreadsheet (78.79 KB)
    • Case processing time for criminal cases dealt with at courts in NI 2021-22: InfographicAdobe PDF (521.69 KB)
    • Case processing time for criminal cases dealt with at courts in NI 2021-22: InfographicAdobe PDF (313.39 KB)
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