Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97788

Juries

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the proposed removal of the right to trial by jury for offences carrying a maximum sentence of less than three years will apply retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea of not guilty

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Ministers will introduce detailed proposals to Parliament as soon as Parliamentary time allows.