Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 96977

Juries

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 December 2025, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that, where defendants can no longer elect a jury trial, decisions are (a) consistent and (b)

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The court reforms, including removing the right to elect for a jury trial, are not intended to impact trial outcomes; the intention is only to change how trials are heard.The vast majority of criminal cases - over 90% - are already heard without a jury, b...

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