Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 101178

Juries

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals to alter the use of jury trials on defendants.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
An impact assessment will accompany our legislative measures, as is usual practice.