Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 103028

Prosecutions

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

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

Ellie Reeves

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...

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