Question follow-through · 6693
Crown Prosecution Service
To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases are awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service for (a) summary only, (b) either way and (c) indictable only offences.
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- Answering body
- Attorney General
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases are awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service for (a) summary only, (b) either way and (c) indictable only offences.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Management information is held showing the number of cases with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which are awaiting a pre-charge decision.The overall number of cases which were awaiting a charging decision or administrative triage (completed on files s...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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