Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 8705

Crown Court: Opening Hours

Tabled: 11 October 2024

Answered: 23 October 2024

Question

Linsey Farnsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the cap on the number of Crown Court sitting days on the average time taken for cases to be heard.

Answer

Heidi Alexander

Every year, the Government and the Judiciary agree a number of sitting days and an overall budget in what is known as the Concordat process.In June, the Judiciary reached an agreement with the former Lord Chancellor to sit 106,000 days in the Crown Court ...

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