Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 100039
Criminal Proceedings: Standards
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences.
Answer
Jake RichardsProceedings for summary-only offences must be commenced within six months of the date of the offence. The Government is satisfied that that this time limit, as set out in Section 127 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, is an important safeguard which ens...
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