Clause 36 - Application by defendant for trial to be conducted without jury
Criminal Justice Bill
9:45 am
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
Does the Minister have any information showing how frequently defendants elect for judge-only trial once jurisdictions move to introduce such a right? Have the Government considered experimenting with it for a limited period of five or 10 years, rather than moving ahead in one go?