Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN HL2714

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Tabled: 23 July 2026

Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to make further progress with the Courts and Tribunals Bill.

Answer

This Government understands the pressure that is currently on the court system. The Crown Court backlog currently stands at over 80,000 cases and over 22,000 of those cases have been open for over a year. Behind each of those cases is someone awaiting jus...

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