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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of case backlogs in (a) criminal and (b) civil courts.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of case backlogs in (a) criminal and (b) civil courts.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Criminal CourtsThe Crown Court outstanding caseload remains one of the biggest challenges facing the Criminal Justice System. We have already shown we are committed to bearing down on the caseload and bringing waiting times down.This Government has increa...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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