STATISTICS UNIT

The Statistics Unit of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court forms part of the Information Services Department. This Unit was established in July 2003, and currently functions with one person - the Statistician.

In general, the role of the Statistics Unit is to serve as the impetus through which the Court can measure its efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness and accountability.

The main objectives of the Unit are to:

• Provide information to improve the decision making capacity of the Court and to assist in the Court’s forward planning ability.

• Serve as the critical element in the improvement of the capacity to administer the Court in a manner that facilitates accountability.

The main functions of the Unit are:

• Provide advice and support in matters relating to statistical information that reflects the Court’s operations.

• Build and maintain an efficient judicial statistical system using appropriate technology.

• Monitor and report on the Court’s performance through data collection and statistical analysis.

• Provide ad hoc statistical data and information as requested.

• Provide statistical support to all programmes of the ECSC.

• Develop indicators using baseline data to measure productivity, efficiency and timeliness of the Court’s operations.