Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 9098

Crown Court: Opening Hours

Tabled: 14 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Sarah Coombes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of increasing the number of crown court sitting days beyond the original allocation.

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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