Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17588
Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
Katie Lam
Conservative — Weald of Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown Court defendants entered an early guilty plea, broken down by individual Crown Court centre, for each financial year from 2019–20 to 2024–25.
Answer
Sarah SackmanWhere appropriate, early guilty pleas (EGPs) can have benefits for both the administration of justice (by saving court time) and victims (by saving them from having to give potentially traumatic evidence). Data on early guilty pleas (EGPs) is published as...
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