Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 903779

Crown Court: Standards

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Bambos Charalambous

LabourSouthgate and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
We are funding a record allocation of Crown Court sitting days to deliver swifter justice for victims – 110,000 sitting days this year, 4,000 higher than the last Government. We have launched an independent review into the efficiency of the criminal court...

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