The following table shows, for each of the last five years, the number and percentage2 of applications regarding sentence received by the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (a) upon referral by the Attorney-General and (b) upon lodgement by the convicted person. Figures regarding appeals against sentence by persons convicted in the magistrates court are not collected centrally and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number of defendants convicted in the Crown court1 60,861 61,344 62,156 60,412 60,761 Number of sentence referrals received from the Attorney-General by CACD1 Referrals 153 100 158 122 162 Percentage2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Number of applications for leave to appeal against sentence received by CACD* Appeals 5,804 5,664 5,809 5,178 5,082 Percentage2 9.5 9.2 9.4 8.6 8.3 1 The number of applications received by the Court of Appeal during any calendar year does not relate directly to the number of defendants convicted during the same calendar year. 2 Percentage of referrals/applications for leave to appeal received by CACD compared to number of defendants convicted in the Crown court.