Question follow-through · 103026

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outstanding caseload is in the Crown Court, broken down by offence category and region.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outstanding caseload is in the Crown Court, broken down by offence category and region.

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the Crown Court open caseload on a quarterly basis in the Criminal Court Statistics publication. The latest available data covers the period up to September 2025 and this can be broken down by offence category and...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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