Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 84757
Private Prosecutions
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many private prosecutions were brought before magistrates’ courts and Crown Courts in each of the past ten years.
Answer
Sarah SackmanPrivate prosecutions are brought before the same courts in England and Wales as prosecutions commenced by criminal justice agencies. The prioritisation of cases in the criminal court caseload is a matter for the independent judiciary. The Ministry of Just...
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