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Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
Staffing numbers of directly employed staff of the HM Prison and Probation Service.
Prison and Probation staff numbers and processes split by protected characteristics, for England and Wales
Equalities-focused tables and commentary encompassing a range of issues relating to offenders across prisons and probation. Please see below the changes planned for the HMPPS Annual Offender Equalities Report (2025-26): …
This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different sexes in England and Wales
Overview of accredited programmes in custody and education in prison, covering assessment, participation, achievement and offenders’ demographics in England. In line with the Government Internal Audit Agency’s recommendat…
Five year projections for the population in England and Wales prisons.
Volume of civil and judicial review cases dealt with by the courts over time and the overall timeliness of these cases.
Type and volume of tribunal cases received, disposed of or outstanding. This also includes statistics on the Gender Recognition Certificate applied for and granted by HMCTS Gender Recognition Panel.
Type and volume of cases received and processed through the criminal court system of England and Wales, including statistics on case timeliness. Also includes statistics on the use of language interpreter and translation ser…
Activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales, including criminal and civil legal aid, family mediation, providers of legal aid and central funds payments.
Volume of cases dealt with by family courts over time, with statistics also broken down for the main types of case involved. Includes data on Children Act cases (both public and private law), matrimonial matters, domestic vi…
These Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate statistics cover assaults, self-harm, separations, use of force and deaths in the Children and Young People Secure Estate in England and Wales.
Detailed quarterly statistics on offenders in custody (including offence groups, sentence lengths and nationalities), and quarterly statistics on prison receptions, prison releases, adjudications, licence recalls and offende…
Quarterly update on deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales. Additional annual deaths tables (to 2026)
Overview of trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions in England and Wales.
Statistics on reoffending of offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction, or a caution.
Tailored reports assessing the impact on rehabilitation programmes on reoffending behaviour analysed within the previous quarter, and summary of results to date.
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