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Mediation: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of court mandated mediation for larger businesses.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
22 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of court mandated mediation for larger businesses.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the benefits of mediation in resolving disputes swiftly and consensually. We are piloting mandatory mediation for small money claims (under £10,000) as part of the county court process. This pilot runs until May 2026 and will be ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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