Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75817

Courts: Wiltshire

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of court capacity in Wiltshire to meet expected caseloads in the next five years.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
This Government inherited record and rising courts backlog. In the criminal courts jurisdiction, we have funded a record-high allocation of 110,000 Crown Court sitting days across England and Wales this financial year to deliver swifter justice for victim...

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