Prosecutions
Commons · Question 103028 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Solicitor General, what the average time taken by the Crown Prosecution Service to make a charging decision was in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 13 Jan 2026
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information which shows the mean average in calendar days from referral for a charging decision or early advice to the decision to authorise a charge against suspects.This was 46 days in 2024-25, 44 day...