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Out of court disposals up while prosecutions fall by a quarter

Community resolutions are at their highest level since they were introduced in 2015.

Date - 18th February 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Figures released today (18 February) by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) showed, excluding cautions, there were 162,000 out of court disposals (OOCDs) in the year ending September 2020, an 11 per cent increase compared to the previous year. This...

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