Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 68679

Crown Court: Truro

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases at Truro Crown Court.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. We have funded a record-high allocation of Crown Court sitting days – 110,000 days this financial year, 4,000 more than the previous Government – to tackle the outstanding caseload.As part of o...

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