Question follow-through · 903776

Crimes of Violence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the backlog of court cases involving violence against women and girls.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 8 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 22 Apr 2025
Answer: 22 Apr 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the backlog of court cases involving violence against women and girls.
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2025
Answer published
The judiciary prioritises cases involving vulnerable victims and witnesses, which includes victims of violence against women and girls.We have increased Crown Court funding, bringing courts to their highest capacity in almost a decade.We look forward to S...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in bringing historical child sexual violence cases to trial.

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8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal trials involving charges of sexual violence have been adjourned due to insufficient courtroom time in each of the last three years.

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Sexual Offences: Trials

8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) protect the rights and (b) support the wellbeing of victims of sexual violence when trials are (i) delayed and (ii) rescheduled.

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Sexual Offences: Trials

8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trials being repeatedly adjourned on the mental health of victims of sexual violence.

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16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of sentences for people convicted of crimes involving breaches of trading standards.

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4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for hearings at the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Chamber).

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