Question follow-through · 120789
Tribunals: Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving judges in tribunals the power to order mandatory mediation.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving judges in tribunals the power to order mandatory mediation.
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the value of mediation in helping parties to resolve disputes more swiftly and consensually. Since integrated mediation was introduced for county court small claims under £10,000 in 2024, parties have been required, as part of th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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