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Crown Court median waiting time for trial by plea under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Crown Court median waiting time for trial by plea: 2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010202016201820202022202420262016 Q1: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q2: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q3: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q4: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q1: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q2: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q3: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q4: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q1: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q2: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q3: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q4: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q1: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 15 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 12 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 15 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 22 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 22 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 19 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 22 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 22 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 20 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 21 weeks · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 22 weeks · published 25 June 2026
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PeriodCrown Court median waiting time for trial by plea
2016 Q116 weeks
2016 Q217 weeks
2016 Q317 weeks
2016 Q417 weeks
2017 Q116 weeks
2017 Q216 weeks
2017 Q316 weeks
2017 Q417 weeks
2018 Q117 weeks
2018 Q218 weeks
2018 Q317 weeks
2018 Q416 weeks
2019 Q116 weeks
2019 Q215 weeks
2019 Q314 weeks
2019 Q416 weeks
2020 Q114 weeks
2020 Q212 weeks
2020 Q313 weeks
2020 Q413 weeks
2021 Q115 weeks
2021 Q218 weeks
2021 Q321 weeks
2021 Q422 weeks
2022 Q122 weeks
2022 Q221 weeks
2022 Q319 weeks
2022 Q421 weeks
2023 Q122 weeks
2023 Q222 weeks
2023 Q320 weeks
2023 Q421 weeks
2024 Q120 weeks
2024 Q221 weeks
2024 Q320 weeks
2024 Q420 weeks
2025 Q120 weeks
2025 Q220 weeks
2025 Q320 weeks
2025 Q421 weeks
2026 Q122 weeks
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present212024 Q2222026 Q1↑ 3.4%+1
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024142019 Q3212024 Q2↑ 47.5%+7
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019162017 Q1142019 Q3↓ 13.9%−2
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.