4.5 Language of datasets and documentation English. The Government Statistical Service publishes the database s findings annually in Judicial Statistics , which has been produced in its present form since 1975. Judicial Statistics relates to the criminal and civil business of those courts in England and Wales for whose administration the Lord Chancellor is responsible. They also cover the work of some associated offices including the Public Trust Office, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and certain tribunals. The first chapters of Judicial Statistics includes a brief description of the function, constitution and jurisdiction of the courts or tribunals concerned, with an explanation of some of the procedures involved.
Later chapters deal with the judiciary and taxation of costs and legal aid.
Commentary highlighting the major features of the statistics and any notable trends is included. All data relate to the calendar years shown unless otherwise indicated. 5.2 Related units of description Several ad hoc studies and reports draw on the data for various planning purposes including annual budgets, staffing and long-term building plans. The operating system used is MS-DOS Version 6.2. At the time of transfer the data were held in a Dataflex database management system.