Question follow-through · 71443
Repossession Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help tackle the backlog of possession proceedings in court (a) in advance and (b) on implementation of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help tackle the backlog of possession proceedings in court (a) in advance and (b) on implementation of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2025
Answer published
The most recent published statistics show the median time from claim to order falls within the Civil Procedure Rules stipulation that possession claims should be listed within 4 to 8 weeks. HMCTS is making improvements to bailiff recruitment and retention...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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