Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97788

Juries

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

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UK — Newark

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.