Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4552
Courts
Tabled: 6 September 2024
Answered: 16 September 2024
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog in court cases.
Answer
Heidi AlexanderWe are committed to reducing the outstanding caseloads across jurisdictions and bringing down waiting times to ensure cases move through our system without delay. Criminal courtsOver 90% of criminal cases are dealt with at the magistrates’ courts where th...
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