Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Royal Commission on the criminal justice system.”
Tabled: 9 September 2026Answered: 15 September 2026
Asked by
Brian Leishman
Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman)
We inherited a criminal justice system in crisis, with challenges in prisons and criminal courts at risk of collapse. That is why as an early priority, we launched two wide-ranging reviews—one led by David Gauke, the other led by Sir Brian Leveson—to tackle that crisis holistically. This is a system-wide challenge and requires urgent action from across the whole criminal justice system.