Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31452

Crown Court: Standards

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

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 Sackman
This 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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