Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 68549

Courts: Working Hours

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

ConservativeBexhill and Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to utilise all court sitting days made available by the Lady Chief Justice in the (a) 2026–27, (b) 2027–28 and (c) 2028–29 financial years.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Lord Chancellor will begin the Concordat process with the judiciary in due course, and this is how sitting days will be allocated. The Lord Chancellor has been clear she is committed to tackling the outstanding caseload, but the number of sitting days...

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