Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15987

Criminal Proceedings: Trials

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal trials which will be vacated because of judicial, courtroom and prosecutorial capacity constraints during 2026; whether his Department maintains internal data o

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Ministry of Justice does not model or estimate the number of future criminal trials that will be vacated due to judicial, courtroom or prosecutorial capacity restraints. However, the Ministry of Justice does hold information on past trial effectivenes...

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