Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 73115

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of data corruption on judicial decisions made in (a) civil, (b) family and (c) tribunal courts following the HMCTS IT bug.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
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