Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75119

Trials

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that all available courtrooms are utilised to full capacity in order to reduce waiting times for trials.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. Incoming demand is so high that even sitting at record levels will not on its own reduce the outstanding caseload. For this financial year (2025/26), this Government is funding a record allocat...

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