Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 109118

Juries

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to the right to a jury trial on the rule of law.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Government will publish a full impact assessment of our proposed justice reforms in the usual way with bill introduction. That will include an assessment of the impact of the proposed changes in the threshold for who can access a jury trial. Currently...

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