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Criminal Justice: Simple, Speedy, Summary (CJSSS)
CJSSS is primarily about improving the speed and effectiveness of Magistrates’ and Youth Courts and has two main targets:- to reduce the number of hearings from an average of five or six to just one for guilty pleas and two for contested cases and
- to reduce the average time taken from charge to disposal to six weeks or less.
These improvements have been introduced in every Magistrates Court in England and Wales during in 2007/8. CJSSS is now being implemented in Youth Courts.
We are already seeing significant improvements in all aspects of the Criminal Justice System from improved relationships between the criminal justice agencies to the improved management of cases.
The related documents will give you a greater understanding of the history of CJSSS.