Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31452
Crown Court: Standards
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK — Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of when the backlog in Crown Court cases will begin to fall.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThis Government inherited a record and rising Crown Court backlog. The outstanding caseload remains one of the biggest challenges facing the criminal justice system and stood at 73,105 as of 30 September 2024. Even if we were to sit at maximum capacity in...
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