Crown Prosecution Service: Support for Victims

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 19 December 2024.

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Photo of Andrew Slaughter Andrew Slaughter Chair, Justice Committee, Chair, Justice Committee

Merry Christmas, Mr Speaker. I welcome my hon. Friend to the Front Bench, and congratulate the former Solicitor General, my hon. and learned Friend Sarah Sackman, on her promotion to Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice. It is sometimes difficult to keep up with this Government’s pace.

Given that the Crown court backlog stands at over 73,000 and trials are being listed for 2027, victims are awaiting justice for an unacceptably long time, with the consequence that many no longer feel able to support the process. How is the Solicitor General working, through the CPS, to ensure that victims facing a wait of between two and three years for trials stay the course?