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The Times
July 16 2000
Crown abandons 10% of court cases BY ROBIN YOUNG
MORE than 10 per cent of cases brought to court are abandoned by prosecutors, the Crown Prosecution Service admits in its latest annual report, published today.
The rise in the number of aborted cases wastes millions of pounds and is most noticeable in Crown Court cases, where 11.1 per cent of prosecutions were prematurely discontinued last year, compared with only 7 per cent in 1997-98.
Proceedings fail for various reasons, including missing witnesses, shortcomings in the prosecution case and defendants who are excused trial because they are found to have serious medical problems. The proportion of discontinuances in magistrates' cases rose from 11.9 per cent last year to 12.2 per cent this year.
The report also shows that almost a quarter of CPS staff describe themselves as "highly stressed". The concerns they cite include lack of resources, poor management and the service's poor public image.
The number of acquittals by juries in crown court cases has also risen over the past few years from 9.4 per cent in 1997-98 to 11.4 per cent last year, the annual report said.
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