Question follow-through · 68368
Judges: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many physical attacks there have been on judges in the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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- Prisons: Security · 9 Sept 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many physical attacks there have been on judges in the last five years.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State for Justice regards Judicial Office Holders’ safety with great importance. There are robust security and safety systems at court/tribunals to protect all court users and the department works with the Police and Judicial Office to de...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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