The impact of remote hearings on the Crown Court
This document describes an evaluation of the impact of remote hearings on the Crown Court's efficiency and effectiveness, focusing on the period from January 2020 to March 2022. The evaluation used Propensity Score Matching to analyze data from the XHIBIT database, comparing remote hearings to in-person hearings. It found that remote hearings were slightly shorter but did not significantly affect the overall case duration or the number of hearings required. There was a small increase in guilty pleas following remote hearings, but no significant impact on other trial outcomes. Despite some limitations, such as potential selection bias, the study concludes that remote hearings have a similar impact on the justice system as in-person hearings. The evaluation also references surveys and reports, indicating mixed opinions among court users on the benefits of remote hearings, and finds no evidence that remote hearings significantly alter the efficiency or effectiveness of the Crown Court system. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**
Description
- Lead department
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Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
- Evaluation stage
- A complete evaluation report
- Other departments
- No other departments listed
- Evaluation types
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Impact evaluation
- Impact methods
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Quasi-experimental method
- Quasi-experimental methods
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Matching
- Grant information
- This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
- Government Major Project information
- This intervention is not a major project
- Policies
- No policies provided
Event Dates
- Event Name
- Publication of final results
- Event date
- March 2023
Evaluation Costs
- Cost
- Not provided
Evaluation sharing
- Link(s) to published report(s)
- Yes
- Links to evaluation plans
- No link provided
- Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING)
- No final report link found.
- Findings
- Not provided
- Permission to share confirmed
- Yes