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Administration of Justice: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve co-ordination between court staff, prison staff and policing staff.

answeredHelen MorganMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve co-ordination between court staff, prison staff and policing staff.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of different Departments working collaboratively. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice chairs the Criminal Justice Board to facilitate collaboration between all criminal justice system partners, i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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