Crown Prosecution Service: Standards
Commons · Question 75245 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Solicitor General, what the average time taken is from referral to charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 12 Sep 2025
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) management information shows that in the most recent 12 months ending March 2025 it took a mean average of 46 calendar days from the first time the CPS received a case, either a request for early advice or a referral for a ...