Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 113915

Trials

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on the median age of cases yet to elect mode of trial.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...

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