Government of Jersey

Total number of warrants

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Judicial Greffe and published on 09 December 2025.
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Request 768796904

I am requesting a table or summary showing the total number of warrants currently outstanding (unexecuted), broken down by the following categories:

Type of Warrant (including those for unpaid parking tickets for example)
Duration Outstanding (e.g., Less than 6 months, 6–12 months, 1–5 years, 5–10 years, over 10 years).

Response

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

Please find below the statistical data requested regarding warrants currently outstanding (unexecuted). The information is presented in two tables:

Table 1 shows the number of outstanding warrants by age category

Table 2 provides a breakdown of the type of warrant

TABLE 1 - No of warrants falling within period using date warrant issued
Pre 2015 (Over 10 years)	3004
Jan 2015-Dec 2019 (5-10 years)	460
Jan 2020-Dec 2024 ( 1-5 years)	1285
Jan to May 2025 (6-12 months)	135
less than 6 months Jun-Nov 2025	251
Total	5135

TABLE 2 - Types of warrant
Failing to appear in court	5126
Breaches	9
Total	5135

Please note the category “Failure to Appear" refers specifically to warrants for arrest issued by a court when an individual does not attend a criminal court hearing that they are required by law to attend. The majority of these cases relate to arrests ordered for failure to appear in the Magistrate's court having been summoned to appear in relation to unpaid parking fines. This power to order an arrest for failure to respond to a summons is provided under Article 20 of the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018, and Article 77(2) of that Law allows the court to set a sum of money to be paid as security for future attendance at court instead of executing the arrest of the subject of the warrant.

Please note the category “breaches" refers to warrants for arrest issued by a court because of a person's failure to comply with conditions of bail or probation.

These figures are based on current records held at the time of extraction. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the data may be subject to change due to updates in case status, warrant execution, or administrative adjustments. The information provided represents the best available data at the time of the response.

We trust this information provides you with the information you requested. If you require clarification on the figures presented, please do not hesitate to contact us.