Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75118
Crown Court: Opening Hours
Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Crown Court sitting day allocations on the ability to reduce the backlog of criminal cases.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Government remains committed to bearing down on the Crown Court backlog and is increasing sitting days to record levels to achieve this aim. The Lord Chancellor regularly considers the impacts of additional sitting days on the outstanding caseloads, i...
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