Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 114305

Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences because of misclassification in each year since 2020.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of cases that exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences. This is because we are unable to identify all cases that exceed six months that would be exempt from the statutory...

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