Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31496

Courts: Opening Hours

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 7 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of providing an additional 4,000 court sitting days in the 2024-25 financial year.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
I am assuming the Rt. Honourable Gentleman is referring to the Crown Court with his question. The current Lord Chancellor increased the allocation of Crown Court sitting days for the current financial year by 2,500 additional days. This takes the total al...

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