Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 13068

Courts

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Caroline Voaden

Liberal DemocratSouth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of case backlogs in (a) criminal and (b) civil courts.

Answer

Heidi Alexander
Criminal CourtsThe Crown Court outstanding caseload remains one of the biggest challenges facing the Criminal Justice System. We have already shown we are committed to bearing down on the caseload and bringing waiting times down.This Government has increa...

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