Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75471

Judiciary: Vacancies

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of judicial vacancies on the timeliness of hearings in the Crown Court.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Data on timeliness and ineffective trials (including judge/magistrate availability) at the criminal courts is available here: Criminal court statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK. There is no evidence to suggest that judicial vacancies have...

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