Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 11680
Prosecutions
Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has had discussions with the Magistrates Association on reports of the use of targets for the number of Single Justice Procedures completed.
Answer
Heidi AlexanderMagistrates are free to take as long as they need when making decisions on any criminal case, including those dealt with under the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). There is no set target for the number of cases decided in an SJP session and courts have bee...
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