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Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce court delays for victims of sexual violence in Surrey Heath constituency.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce court delays for victims of sexual violence in Surrey Heath constituency.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. It is unacceptable that victims and witnesses are waiting years for justice. This has left tens of thousands of victims facing devastating delays for justice, disrupting their ability to functi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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