Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 103989

Magistrates' Courts: Appeals

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Markus Campbell-Savours

LabourPenrith and Solway

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of appeals to the Crown Court originating from magistrates’ courts were successful in the most recent year for which data is available.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Data on appeals to the Crown Court from magistrates’ courts are published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics quarterly release in table C11. Data is split into appeals against the verdict and appeals against the sentence with breakdowns provided for...

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