Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 January 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of court reports written for the courts in England and Wales by the National Probation Service were produced within 15 days of a request for that report in the last period for which figures are available. - Including table.

Answer: Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of court reports written for the courts in England and Wales by the National Probation Service were produced within 15 days of a request for that report in the last period for which figures are available. [204119] Paul Goggins: The information requested for 2003-04 and the first six months of 2004-05, is provided in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number provided in response to Number provided within 15 Percentage meeting standard request working days of request 2003-04 110,712 72,141 65 2004-05 (April- September) 69,844 54,336 78 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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