Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 126854

County Courts

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Shockat Adam

IndependentLeicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the outstanding caseload in the County Court in England and Wales.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
No data is held regarding outstanding caseloads in the County Court in England and Wales. Civil cases do not progress through the court system in a linear way. The vast majority of civil cases settle, are resolved by default judgment, or conclude outside ...

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