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06/06/2003
'Success' claimed over processing times for young offenders
The government is claiming success today after Home Office figures found that the time it takes to deal with persistent young offenders has been halved since Labour came to power.
According to the Home Office, dealing with a persistent young offender took an average of 142 days in 1996, but figures published today show that for the first quarter of 2003, it took an average of 71 days.
However, there are fluctuations and the figure has not consistently remained within target levels. Nonetheless, the target to reduce waiting times by half has been hit in 18 out of 20 months since it was first achieved in August 2001. The latest monthly figure for March 2003 is 69 days – one day down from the February figure.
Home Office Minister for Youth Justice, Paul Goggins said: "It is important that we are sustaining the good work so that young people who commit crime are brought to justice more quickly, and victims and local people have confidence that the system delivers results.
"However, we are far from complacent. Achieving the target is important, but we will need to continue to work together to ensure that we stay permanently at or below this level."
The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC said he was "delighted", hailing it as a "an important contribution to building public confidence in the criminal justice system".
(GMcG)
According to the Home Office, dealing with a persistent young offender took an average of 142 days in 1996, but figures published today show that for the first quarter of 2003, it took an average of 71 days.
However, there are fluctuations and the figure has not consistently remained within target levels. Nonetheless, the target to reduce waiting times by half has been hit in 18 out of 20 months since it was first achieved in August 2001. The latest monthly figure for March 2003 is 69 days – one day down from the February figure.
Home Office Minister for Youth Justice, Paul Goggins said: "It is important that we are sustaining the good work so that young people who commit crime are brought to justice more quickly, and victims and local people have confidence that the system delivers results.
"However, we are far from complacent. Achieving the target is important, but we will need to continue to work together to ensure that we stay permanently at or below this level."
The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC said he was "delighted", hailing it as a "an important contribution to building public confidence in the criminal justice system".
(GMcG)
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