Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75819
Trials: Wiltshire
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of staff shortages in His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service on delays to criminal trials in Wiltshire.
Answer
Sarah SackmanStaffing allocations are in line with current workload across the courts in Wiltshire, although recruitment can be an issue, particularly in Swindon where the competition in the job market is high. That said, administrative staff at both the Crown Court a...
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