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Statistics


            
From 2 October 2000
              
Cases analysed:
  • civil and private
56
  • civil and public
147
  • criminal (including judicial review)
94
                    
Total

297

       
HRA claims upheld:
  • section 3
11
  • section 4
3
  • section 6
42
    
Total:

56

                     
Outcome of  HRA challenge
  • made no difference
90
  • affected outcome, reasoning or procedure
207
Total

297

Remedies:
  • no remedy
233
  • declaration, injunctions or orders
22
  • quashing of order or decision
23
  • Retrial
4
  • Administrative action
3
  • Declarations of incompatibility
3
  • Damages
1
  • Other
8
Total

297

Statistics based on information supplied to the Human Rights Unit by the Human Rights Act Research Unit, Doughty Street Chambers, London, based on cases reported in Lawtel Human Rights interactive and Butterworths Human Rights Direct from case transcripts available from 2 October 2000 to 13 December 2001.


TOTAL CASES IN THE SYSTEM 

Crown Court outstanding:

October 1999

October 2000

November 1999

November 2000

December 1999 December 2000

24,104

23,603

24,383

23,216

24,264 22,946
January 2000 January 2001 February 2000 February 2001 March 2000 March 2001
25,376 24,459 25,372 25,889 24,984 26,380
April 2000 April 2001 May 2000 May 2001 June 2000 June 2001
30,905 32,599 30,641 33,108 30,341 32,809
July 2000 July 2001 August 2000 August 2001 September 2000 September 2001
30,143 32,602 30,394 32,732 29,882 32,890

Total civil cases issued:

October 1999

October 2000

November 1999

November 2000

December 1999 December 2000

153,317

144,090

164,216

170,481

180,358 156,095
January 2000 January 2001 February 2000 February 2001 March 2000 March 2001
137,775 124,546 160,050 152,078 167,582 166,524
April 2000 April 2001 May 2000 May 2001 June 2000 June 2001
120,810 122,254 135,195 136,250 189,422 157,264
July 2000 July 2001 August 2000 August 2001 September 2000 September 2001
166,354 168,311 168,533 88,276 156,367 149,355

Statistics based on information provided by the Court Service

 

 


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