Figure 12: Reasons for unsuccessful domestic abuse-related prosecutions
Year ending March 2018, England and Wales
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Notes:
CPS data are not designated as official statistics.
Other reasons refer to: caution, bindover, essential legal element missing, unreliable witness, all other reasons and administrative finalisations. Data are no longer collected on 'Effect on Victim/Witness mental health'. ‘Other reasons’ refer to a number of explanations for an unsuccessful outcome including missing statements and breach of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).