Question follow-through · 115797

Remand in Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
6 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Information relating to the time spent on custodial remand is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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