Ministry of Justice

Women and the criminal justice system

A summary report bringing together statistics produced by a range of agencies relating to the experience of women within the criminal justice system.


The publication fulfils a statutory obligation for the Secretary of State to publish information relating to the criminal justice system with reference to avoiding discrimination on the ground of sex.

2008/09

Improvements to the statistics

Previous issues

The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry's analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State; Minister of State responsible for women and the criminal justice system; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for Office for Criminal Justice Reform; Permanent Secretary; Director of Analytical Services; Deputy Head of CJS Women's Strategy Team; the relevant press officer.

Home Office: Home Secretary; Policing Minister; Permanent Secretary; Head of Statistics; the relevant press officer.

Crown Prosecution Service: Director of Public Prosecutions.

Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Chief Executive; Director, Confidence and Victims; Director, Strategy; relevant press officer.

Attorney General's Office: Attorney General; Solititor General; Director of Policy and Administration; relevant press officer.