Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 78371
Magistrates' Courts: Greater Manchester
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of magistrate court capacity in Greater Manchester.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog in the Crown Court. The impacts of a historic lack of investment in the criminal justice system and increased demand, due to more arrests and charging practices, means there is now also additiona...
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