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Data First Magistrates' Court defendant case level dataset (MACO)
Population Size
Years
2011 - 2020
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
Wales
Lead time
2-6 months
Summary
Documentation
One record per defendant per case giving details of defendant characteristics, offence categorisation, court proceedings, and outcomes. Details of the principle offence i.e., the offence with the most serious disposal, are given (please note that as the linked criminal courts datasets provide information on only the most serious offence at the point of committal to court and sentencing, they may not include the full range of offending that may be attributable to defendants, and therefore restricts the ability of researchers to explore any associations and correlations between different types of offences within the cases being heard before the courts).
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Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Events | Activities, Cases, and People | 3000000 | Count | 29 Sep 2021 |
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Patient pathway description
The lookup contains references to link data held elsewhere on: • individuals appearing as defendants in criminal cases dealt with by the magistrates' or Crown Court in England and Wales (including Youth Courts). • individuals supervised by the probation service in England and Wales • individuals serving custodial sentences in England & Wales who appear within records from the prison data source
, p-NOMIS. Young Offenders are included if resident at prisons or Young Offender Institutes (YOIs) that use p-NOMIS, however,this excludes the majority of Secure Schools and Secure Training Centres.
The linking dataset includes a person ID and link to record in other data first datasets for: • Disposals in the magistrates’ court from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020 • Disposals in the Crown Court from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2020 • Custodial sentences of offenders in custody from January 2011 to September 2021 (including sentences begun before 2011) • Offender probation records from January 2014 to December 2020.
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Modified
08/10/2024
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Coverage
Start date
01/01/2011
End date
31/12/2020
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Data Access Request
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Access service description
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Access for approved purposes and projects is to accredited researchers through the ONS Secure Research Service (SRS). The application form is available on gov.uk and governed by MoJ and HMCTS. Please see the application form guidance and the Data First user guide for more information on the process.
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