Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87101

Courts: Standards

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims’ (a) wellbeing and (b) engagement with the justice process.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog which has created unacceptable delays meaning victims are waiting too long for justice. This is why this Government commissioned the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, led by Sir Brian L...

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