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Courts: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were allocated in (a) Taunton and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were allocated in (a) Taunton and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    In Taunton, the following allocations were made:Allocation and Outturn for For Years 2021 – 2026 CrownYearAllocationActual25/2644881, Apr-May24/2542846523/2431646122/2343931521/22450430 CivilYearAllocationActual25/2616236, Apr-Jun24/2515811923/2418114022/...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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