Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 109432

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was from charge to completion in court for rape cases in England and Wales in each year since 2016.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice publishes figures for Crown Court timeliness on a quarterly basis in the ‘End-to-end timeliness tool (Crown Court)’. This includes time taken from charge to completion for rape cases: Criminal court statistics quarterly: July to Se...

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