Question follow-through · 100060
Courts: Cheshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of court cases in Cheshire.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of court cases in Cheshire.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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23 Dec 2025
Answer published
Chester Crown Court has been allocated an additional 232 sitting days in-region to increase hearing capacity and improve throughput of cases. Additional Legal Advisor recruitment is underway to facilitate an increase in court hearing capacity in Cheshire ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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