Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97486

Juries

Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jeremy Corbyn

Your PartyIslington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reforms to jury trials on minority ethnic groups.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
A full Equalities Impact Assessment will be published alongside legislation as is usual practice. This will include an assessment of the potential impact of these reforms on minority ethnic groups. The criminal court reforms are not expected to impact tri...

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