Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 83680
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, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the provision of funding to increase the number of Crown Court sitting days.
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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