Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 83678
Crown Court: Opening Hours
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat — Esher and Walton
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of holding 111,250 Crown Court sitting days in the 2025-26 financial year on the criminal case backlog.
Answer
Sarah SackmanOperational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
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