Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 22 April 2025.
Bambos Charalambous
Labour, Southgate and Wood Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog.
Sarah Sackman
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
We are funding a record allocation of Crown Court sitting days to deliver swifter justice for victims – 110,000 sitting days this year, 4,000 higher than the last Government.
We have launched an independent review into the efficiency of the criminal courts, led by Sir Brian Leveson, to deliver once-in-a-generation reform.
Yes2 people think so
No0 people think not
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