Magistrates’ Court Bulletin

Jan-Mar 2009 (Provisional figures)

Table 1.1 Scheduled court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue
Table 1.2 Additional court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue
Table 1.3 Special court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue
Table 2.1 Adult criminal defendants received in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 2.2 Adult criminal defendants disposed of in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 2.3 Average waiting times in the adult magistrates' courts by division & venue
Table 2.4 Number and type of charges brought for adult defendants disposed of by business area
Table 2.5 Outcome of adult defendants disposed of by business area
Table 3.1 Youth defendants received in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 3.2 Youth defendants disposed of in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 3.3 Average waiting times in the youth magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 3.4 Number and type of charges brought for youth defendants disposed of by business area
Table 3.5 Outcome of youth defendants disposed of by business area
Table 4.1 Civil applications received in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 4.2 Civil applications disposed of in the magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 4.3 Average waiting times in the civil magistrates’ courts by division & venue
Table 4.4 Outcome of applications under the Family Homes & Domestic Violence Order in the magistrates’ court in Northern Ireland

The roll out of the new court operations system called the Integrated Court Operations System (ICOS) has been completed throughout the divisions. Caution should be taken when comparing figures with previous quarters. For further advice on the differences between the current figures and previous quarters, please contact the NICtS. Figures are run from an administrative database and may change due to late returns and further validations.

Summary

There were 1,125 scheduled magistrates’ sittings of which:
Criminal - 740
Youth - 138
Family - 247
There were 86 additional magistrates’ sittings of which:
Criminal - 82
Youth - 1
Family - 3
There were 53 special magistrates’ sittings of which:
Criminal – 53
12,905 new adult criminal defendants were received in court and 12,795 adult defendants were disposed of during the period.
Just over seven out of ten of the prosecutions disposed in the adult court were brought by the police/PPS.
The volume of adult business was highest in the Division of Belfast.
The average waiting time in the adult criminal court from first hearing to disposal was 7 weeks.
778 new defendants were entered in the youth court and 788 youth defendants were disposed of in the youth court.
The average waiting time in the youth court from first hearing to disposal was 13 weeks.
1,654 new civil applications were entered and 1,431 civil applications were disposed of.
The average length of time for a case to progress through the civil court was 8 weeks from date of issue to disposal.

Figure 1: Percentage of adults entered and disposed of in the court divisions

Figure 2: Waiting times in weeks in adult magistrates’ courts (1st hearing to disposal)

Table 1.1: Scheduled court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Adult criminal day		Youth criminal day		Family day
		Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Belfast	Laganside	241	3:18:03	39	3:13:55	67	3:33:17
Belfast	Total	241	3:18:03	39	3:13:55	67	3:33:17
Londonderry	Limavady	13	4:01:32		.		.
	Magherafelt	15	3:29:00	6	1:55:00		.
	Londonderry	43	4:28:25	10	3:34:00	22	4:17:30
	Total	71	4:10:56	16	2:56:52	22	4:17:30
Antrim	Antrim	17	4:57:03	6	1:40:50	5	2:47:00
	Ballymena	27	3:18:08	7	2:16:45	16	3:15:56
	Larne	14	3:37:51	3	1:05:00	6	2:36:50
	Coleraine	40	4:42:17	6	4:18:20	11	3:59:05
	Total	98	4:12:28	22	2:30:19	38	3:18:26
Fermanagh & Tyrone	Dungannon	40	3:55:30	5	2:39:00	8	5:50:00
	Strabane	21	3:28:48	3	2:23:20		.
	Omagh	22	4:32:57	6	2:11:40	11	3:57:43
	Enniskillen	25	3:53:24	6	3:14:10	3	2:03:20
	Total	108	3:57:27	20	2:39:00	22	4:22:57
Armagh & South Down	Armagh	21	3:51:54	6	2:49:10		.
	Banbridge@Newry	11	3:52:16		.	4	1:42:30
	Newry	37	3:47:58	6	3:07:30	18	3:20:16
	Total	69	3:49:51	12	2:58:20	22	3:02:30
Ards	Bangor	19	4:15:00		.	6	2:05:00
	Downpatrick	21	5:08:48	6	3:31:40	3	3:45:00
	Newtownards	42	2:29:05	11	2:47:16	40	2:11:45
	Total	82	3:34:32	17	3:02:56	49	2:16:37
Craigavon	Lisburn	26	4:07:18	4	2:32:30	9	3:47:46
	Craigavon	34	3:22:03	6	3:34:10	14	2:56:04
	Lisburn@Craigavon	11	3:37:43	2	4:35:00	4	5:10:00
	Total	71	3:41:03	12	3:23:45	27	3:33:08

Table1.1a: Scheduled court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts for Northern Ireland

	Adult criminal day		Youth criminal day		Family day
	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Northern Ireland	740	3:43:04	138	2:58:05	247	3:21:24

A court sitting day is counted as any day where the judiciary sit in court. It does not include time in chambers or days where the judiciary are sitting in chambers.

Table 1.2: Additional court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Adult criminal day		Youth criminal day		Family day
		Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Belfast	Laganside	19	2:57:37	1	0:45:00		.
Belfast	Total	19	2:57:37	1	0:45:00		.
Londonderry	Limavady	1	2:35:00		.		.
	Londonderry	2	5:30:00		.		.
	Total	3	4:31:40		.		.
Antrim	Antrim	3	2:01:40		.		.
	Ballymena	1	0:30:00		.	1	1:10:00
	Coleraine	9	4:20:33		.	1	1:30:00
	Total	13	3:30:46		.	2	1:20:00
Fermanagh & Tyrone	Dungannon	11	3:14:32		.		.
	Strabane	2	2:30:00		.		.
	Omagh	6	4:02:30		.		.
	Enniskillen	1	2:20:00		.		.
	Total	20	3:21:45		.		.
Armagh & South Down	Armagh	1	1:25:00		.		.
	Newry	1	3:05:00		.		.
	Total	2	2:15:00		.		.
Ards	Downpatrick	9	1:43:53		.		.
	Newtownards	14	2:35:42		.		.
	Total	23	2:15:26		.		.
Craigavon	Lisburn	1	1:55:00		.	1	1:30:00
	Craigavon	1	0:40:00		.		.
	Total	2	1:17:30		.	1	1:30:00

Table 1.2a: Additional court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts for Northern Ireland

	Adult criminal day		Youth criminal day		Family day
	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Northern Ireland	82	2:56:53	1	0:45:00	3	1:23:20

A court sitting day is counted as any day where the judiciary sit in court. It does not include time in chambers or days where the judiciary are sitting in chambers.

Table 1.3: Special court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Adult criminal day
		Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Londonderry	Magherafelt	1	1:24:01
	Londonderry	12	0:37:05
	Total	13	0:40:41
Antrim	Ballymena	10	0:41:06
Antrim	Total	10	0:41:06
Fermanagh & Tyrone	Omagh	7	0:51:25
Fermanagh & Tyrone	Total	7	0:51:25
Armagh & South Down	Newry	7	0:43:17
Armagh & South Down	Total	7	0:43:17
Ards	Newtownards	8	0:22:45
Ards	Total	8	0:22:45
Craigavon	Lisburn	4	0:26:15
	Craigavon	4	0:41:30
	Total	8	0:33:52

Table 1.3a: Special court sitting days & average court sitting times in the magistrates' courts for Northern Ireland

	Adult criminal day
	Number of court sitting days	Average court sitting time
Northern Ireland	53	0:38:47

A court sitting day is counted as any day where the judiciary sit in court. It does not include time in chambers or days where the judiciary are sitting in chambers.

Table 2.1 Adult criminal defendants received in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	2321	1084	87	3492
Belfast	Division total	2321	1084	87	3492
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	575	193	44	812
	Limavady Court Office	218	50	8	276
	Magherafelt Court Office	167	58	28	253
	Division total	960	301	80	1341
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	481	114	18	613
	Coleraine Court Office	408	123	28	559
	Ballymena Court Office	293	84	21	398
	Larne Court Office	122	69	8	199
	Division total	1304	390	75	1769
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	370	89	11	470
	Strabane Court Office	202	88	6	296
	Enniskillen Court Office	307	101	20	428
	Dungannon Court Office	559	209	10	778
	Division total	1438	487	47	1972
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	294	113	8	415
	Banbridge Court Office	328	70	8	406
	Newry Court Office	678	199	23	900
	Division total	1300	382	39	1721
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	435	136	16	587
	Downpatrick Court Office	314	102	16	432
	Bangor Court Office	228	68	8	304
	Division total	977	306	40	1323
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	413	138	39	590
	Lisburn Court Office	452	219	26	697
	Division total	865	357	65	1287

Table 2.1 Adult criminal defendants received in the magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
Northern Ireland	9165	3307	433	12905

Table 2.2 Adult criminal defendants disposed of in the magistrates' court by division & venue

		PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	2396	947	86	3429
Belfast	Divsion total	2396	947	86	3429
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	521	183	44	748
	Limavady Court Office	213	51	7	271
	Magherafelt Court Office	174	69	27	270
	Divsion total	908	303	78	1289
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	479	131	18	628
	Coleraine Court Office	552	121	28	701
	Ballymena Court Office	344	72	21	437
	Larne Court Office	99	61	7	167
	Divsion total	1474	385	74	1933
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	367	93	11	471
	Strabane Court Office	190	92	6	288
	Enniskillen Court Office	296	89	20	405
	Dungannon Court Office	535	251	10	796
	Divsion total	1388	525	47	1960
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	257	107	13	377
	Banbridge Court Office	292	82	10	384
	Newry Court Office	610	192	22	824
	Divsion total	1159	381	45	1585
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	412	145	14	571
	Downpatrick Court Office	299	95	17	411
	Bangor Court Office	259	76	8	343
	Divsion total	970	316	39	1325
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	401	148	39	588
	Lisburn Court Office	440	219	27	686
	Divsion total	841	367	66	1274

Table 2.2 Adult criminal defendants disposed of in the magistrates' court in Northern Ireland

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
Northern Ireland	9136	3224	435	12795

Table 2.3: Average waiting times in the adult magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Summons to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to finding (weeks)	Finding to disposal (weeks)	First hearing to disposal (weeks)
Belfast	Laganside Courts	6.42	7.16	.64	7.80
Belfast	Total	6.42	7.16	.64	7.80
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	7.41	4.97	.79	5.75
	Limavady Court Office	7.31	6.72	.56	7.28
	Magherafelt Court Office	8.17	7.62	.94	8.56
	Total	7.55	5.90	.77	6.67
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	8.91	4.83	.31	5.15
	Coleraine Court Office	7.29	15.68	1.23	16.91
	Ballymena Court Office	6.92	9.14	1.82	10.97
	Larne Court Office	12.35	3.93	.36	4.29
	Total	8.19	9.55	.99	10.54
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	7.17	5.70	.72	6.42
	Strabane Court Office	9.42	4.67	.54	5.20
	Enniskillen Court Office	7.12	3.69	.56	4.25
	Dungannon Court Office	7.53	6.72	1.05	7.78
	Total	7.63	5.55	.80	6.35
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	8.25	4.80	.59	5.39
	Banbridge Court Office	8.58	4.84	.58	5.42
	Newry Court Office	8.90	5.30	.64	5.94
	Total	8.67	5.07	.61	5.68
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	7.73	5.17	.69	5.86
	Downpatrick Court Office	10.66	8.03	.68	8.71
	Bangor Court Office	8.25	6.27	1.07	7.34
	Total	8.78	6.34	.78	7.13
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	8.80	3.78	.60	4.37
	Lisburn Court Office	7.26	7.30	1.15	8.46
	Total	7.98	5.66	.89	6.55

Bench warrants, adjourned generally and deferred sentences excluded

Table 2.3: Average waiting times in the adult magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	Summons to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to finding (weeks)	Finding to disposal (weeks)	First hearing to disposal (weeks)
Northern Ireland	7.67	6.65	.77	7.41

Bench warrants, adjourned generally and deferred sentences excluded

Table 2.4: Number and type of charges brought for adult defendants disposed of by business area

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
All Offences Against the Person	876	1		877
All Sexual Offences	173			173
All Burglary Offences	110			110
All Robbery Offences	37			37
All Theft Offences	501	1		502
All Fraud and Forgery Offences	58	41		99
All Criminal Damage Offences	198			198
All Offences Against the State	16			16
All Other Offences	676	91		767
All Drug Offences	323	1		324
All Motoring Offences	4090	244		4334
All Non-Police Offences	33	2601	435	3069
All Breach	139	167		306
Combination of charges	1906	77		1983
Total	9136	3224	435	12795

Table 2.5: Outcome of adult defendants disposed of by business area

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Fixed penalty	Total
Committed to the Crown Court	387			387
Plea of guilty on all charges	3759	835		4594
All charges withdrawn	1808	932	19	2759
Fixed penalty default			416	416
Plea not guilty - found guilty on at least one charge	2777	1375		4152
Plea not guilty - acquitted on all charges	405	82		487
Total	9136	3224	435	12795

Table 3.1 Youth defendants received in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	223	16	239
Belfast	Division total	223	16	239
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	88	1	89
	Limavady Court Office	8		8
	Magherafelt Court Office	10		10
	Division total	106	1	107
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	12		12
	Coleraine Court Office	25	4	29
	Ballymena Court Office	38	1	39
	Larne Court Office	8	1	9
	Division total	83	6	89
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	16		16
	Strabane Court Office	13		13
	Enniskillen Court Office	27		27
	Dungannon Court Office	32		32
	Division total	88		88
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	16		16
	Banbridge Court Office	14		14
	Newry Court Office	37	1	38
	Division total	67	1	68
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	71	4	75
	Downpatrick Court Office	18	1	19
	Bangor Court Office	6	1	7
	Division total	95	6	101
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	45	1	46
	Lisburn Court Office	40		40
	Division total	85	1	86

Table 3.1 Youth defendants received in the magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
Northern Ireland	747	31	778

Table 3.2 Youth defendants disposed of in the magistrates' courts by division & venue

		PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	233	16	249
Belfast	Divsion total	233	16	249
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	65	1	66
	Limavady Court Office	5		5
	Magherafelt Court Office	15		15
	Divsion total	85	1	86
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	31		31
	Coleraine Court Office	31	2	33
	Ballymena Court Office	55	2	57
	Larne Court Office	6		6
	Divsion total	123	4	127
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	22		22
	Strabane Court Office	16		16
	Enniskillen Court Office	22	1	23
	Dungannon Court Office	30		30
	Divsion total	90	1	91
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	11		11
	Banbridge Court Office	21		21
	Newry Court Office	24	1	25
	Divsion total	56	1	57
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	38	3	41
	Downpatrick Court Office	26	1	27
	Bangor Court Office	25	1	26
	Divsion total	89	5	94
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	41	1	42
	Lisburn Court Office	42		42
	Divsion total	83	1	84

Table 3.2 Youth defendants disposed of in the magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
Northern Ireland	759	29	788

Table 3.3: Average waiting times in the youth magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Summons to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to finding (weeks)	Finding to disposal (weeks)
Belfast	Laganside Courts	7.89	9.76	3.04
Belfast	Total	7.89	9.76	3.04
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	5.46	4.02	4.80
	Limavady Court Office	6.09	3.00	2.20
	Magherafelt Court Office	7.84	15.22	1.27
	Total	5.85	5.59	4.11
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	10.45	8.85	1.89
	Coleraine Court Office	10.58	24.48	1.99
	Ballymena Court Office	5.30	8.19	2.12
	Larne Court Office	5.79	3.48	1.48
	Total	7.88	12.45	1.99
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	6.89	8.26	2.46
	Strabane Court Office	7.31	7.37	.48
	Enniskillen Court Office	7.61	4.10	1.81
	Dungannon Court Office	5.88	4.82	1.86
	Total	6.78	5.85	1.74
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	4.82	5.00	4.73
	Banbridge Court Office	4.21	13.99	5.14
	Newry Court Office	6.96	4.37	1.88
	Total	5.51	8.06	3.67
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	6.76	8.79	2.16
	Downpatrick Court Office	6.35	17.63	1.52
	Bangor Court Office	18.66	33.66	5.55
	Total	9.88	17.84	2.92
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	6.41	9.07	3.37
	Lisburn Court Office	5.64	17.25	3.97
	Total	6.06	12.76	3.65
Bench warrants, adjourned generally and deferred sentences excluded

Table 3.3: Average waiting times in the youth magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	Summons to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to finding (weeks)	Finding to disposal (weeks)
Northern Ireland	7.35	10.30	2.97
Bench warrants, adjourned generally and deferred sentences excluded

Table 3.4: Number and type of charges brought for youth defendants disposed of by business area

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
All Offences Against the Person	123		123
All Sexual Offences	7		7
All Burglary Offences	28		28
All Robbery Offences	5		5
All Theft Offences	93		93
All Fraud and Forgery Offences	3		3
All Criminal Damage Offences	69		69
All Offences Against the State	2		2
All Other Offences	89		89
All Drug Offences	20		20
All Motoring Offences	95		95
All Non-Police Offences		8	8
All Breach	9	21	30
Combination of charges	216		216
Total	759	29	788

Table 3.5: Outcome of youth defendants disposed of by business area

	PSNI/PPS prosecution	Departmental prosecution	Total
Committed to the Crown Court	10		10
Plea of guilty on all charges	308	13	321
All charges withdrawn	246	4	250
Plea not guilty - found guilty on at least one charge	159	4	163
Plea not guilty - acquitted on all charges	36	8	44
Total	759	29	788

Table 4.1 Number of civil applications received in the magistrates' court by division & venue

		Domestic Proceedings	Family Homes & Domestic Violence	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	44	393	437
Belfast	Division total	44	393	437
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	15	209	224
	Limavady Court Office	3	21	24
	Magherafelt Court Office	1	31	32
	Division total	19	261	280
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	4	21	25
	Coleraine Court Office	23	97	120
	Ballymena Court Office	8	69	77
	Larne Court Office	5	18	23
	Division total	40	205	245
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	3	35	38
	Strabane Court Office	5	20	25
	Enniskillen Court Office	7	23	30
	Dungannon Court Office	12	46	58
	Division total	27	124	151
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	6	43	49
	Banbridge Court Office	1	1	2
	Newry Court Office	23	122	145
	Division total	30	166	196
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	15	108	123
	Downpatrick Court Office	8	44	52
	Bangor Court Office	13	41	54
	Division total	36	193	229
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	14	46	60
	Lisburn Court Office	11	45	56
	Division total	25	91	116

Table 4.1 Number of civil applications received in the magistrates' court in Northern Ireland

	Domestic Proceedings	Family Homes & Domestic Violence	Total
Northern Ireland	221	1433	1654

Table 4.2 Number of civil applications disposed in the magistrates' court by division & venue

		Domestic Proceedings	Family Homes & Domestic Violence	Total
Belfast	Laganside Courts	20	343	363
Belfast	Division total	20	343	363
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	17	158	175
	Limavady Court Office	2	20	22
	Magherafelt Court Office	3	25	28
	Division total	22	203	225
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	6	21	27
	Coleraine Court Office	23	77	100
	Ballymena Court Office	5	67	72
	Larne Court Office	8	23	31
	Division total	42	188	230
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	3	32	35
	Strabane Court Office	2	16	18
	Enniskillen Court Office	3	21	24
	Dungannon Court Office	8	37	45
	Division total	16	106	122
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	9	36	45
	Banbridge Court Office	1		1
	Newry Court Office	22	108	130
	Division total	32	144	176
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	10	92	102
	Downpatrick Court Office	8	34	42
	Bangor Court Office	11	39	50
	Division total	29	165	194
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	12	35	47
	Lisburn Court Office	20	54	74
	Division total	32	89	121

Table 4.2 Number of civil applications disposed in the magistrates' court in Northern Ireland

	Domestic Proceedings	Family Homes & Domestic Violence	Total
Northern Ireland	193	1238	1431

Table 4.3: Average waiting times in the civil magistrates' courts by division & venue

		Date of issue to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to disposal (weeks)
Belfast	Laganside Courts	2.85	5.00
Belfast	Total	2.85	5.00
Londonderry	Londonderry Court Office	1.61	4.74
	Limavady Court Office	1.59	4.23
	Magherafelt Court Office	2.29	2.79
	Total	1.69	4.44
Antrim	Antrim Court Office	2.16	8.85
	Coleraine Court Office	1.67	10.68
	Ballymena Court Office	1.39	5.08
	Larne Court Office	2.53	6.33
	Total	1.76	8.12
Fermanagh and Tyrone	Omagh Court Office	1.30	4.08
	Strabane Court Office	4.19	2.33
	Enniskillen Court Office	2.01	4.00
	Dungannon Court Office	1.42	1.48
	Total	1.91	2.84
Armagh and South Down	Armagh Court Office	2.47	4.95
	Banbridge Court Office	2.57	5.00
	Newry Court Office	1.91	4.18
	Total	2.06	4.38
Ards	Newtownards Court Office	1.43	5.64
	Downpatrick Court Office	1.79	9.60
	Bangor Court Office	1.68	7.24
	Total	1.57	6.91
Craigavon	Craigavon Court Office	1.74	10.93
	Lisburn Court Office	1.18	18.36
	Total	1.40	15.37

Table 4.3: Average waiting times in the civil magistrates' courts in Northern Ireland

	Date of issue to first hearing (weeks)	First hearing to disposal (weeks)
Northern Ireland	2.02	6.27

Table 4.4 Outcome of applications under Family Homes & Domestic Violence Order in the magistrates' court in Northern Ireland

	Granted	Dismissed/ Refused/Struck out	Withdrawn	Other	Total
Non molestation/occupation	805	168	242	1	1216
Vary/discharge non-mol/ occupation	13	2	6		21
Other Family Homes & Domestic violence		1			1
Total	818	171	248	1	1238