Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 104716
Crown Court: Rape
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Edward Argar
Conservative — Melton and Syston
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Crown Courts had specialist rape courts in place on 1 January 2026.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesWe have a record and rising backlog, and as a result rape cases are waiting too long to be heard. We are therefore taking decisive action to address this backlog through bold court reforms, which we announced following Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Revi...
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