Question follow-through · 82304
Rape: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the operation of specialist courts to fast-track rape cases.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the operation of specialist courts to fast-track rape cases.
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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22 Oct 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to improving victims’ experience of the justice system. We commissioned Sir Brian Leveson to propose bold and ambitious measures to deliver swifter justice for victims, including for victims of sexual violence, in his Independ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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