“What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials in certain circumstances on the rule of law.”
Asked by
Robbie Moore
Answering Minister
the Attorney General
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General (Andy Slaughter)
The Government inherited a justice system on the brink. The record backlogs mean that victims are facing devastating delays for justice. This Government continues to invest in our courts, but vital reforms are needed too. The Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary have rightly listened to the strength of feeling from victims and this House and have decided not to establish the Crown court bench division, but we will now act more quickly to implement the rest of our vital reforms, delivering swifter justice for victims, whom the Opposition appear to have forgotten about entirely.