Question follow-through · 117222

NHS: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England were lodged in each year since 2015; and in how many of those cases permission to proceed was granted.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
5 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England were lodged in each year since 2015; and in how many of those cases permission to proceed was granted.

  2. 5 Mar 2026

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  3. 5 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Data on the number of judicial review applications relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England — and the number in which permission to proceed was granted— is included within the official Judicial Review statistics published on the Civil ...

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