Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 103234
Juries
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Karl Turner
Independent — Kingston upon Hull East
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to apply trial by a single judge sitting alone retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea and elected trial by jury.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Government is focused on bringing down the backlog as soon as possible. Once the criminal court reforms come into force, they will apply to existing cases, provided the trial has not yet commenced. This will mean that cases which are past the point of...
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