Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 96633

Trials

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on the basis of what evidence was the estimate of a 20 per cent time saving for judge only trials made, including the following evidence referred to in the Leveson report (i) the quantitative analyses, (ii) the q

Answer

Sarah Sackman

Hearing cases without a jury negates the need for jury selection, judges explaining legal concepts to jurors, and jury deliberation. There is no denying that these add to the time it takes to hear a case.The latest figures show offences heard by magistrat...

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