Question follow-through · 127092

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) hearings and (b) trials have delayed as a result of the the Witness Care Unit not informing witnesses of the trial date in each of the last three years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 14 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 16 Apr 2026
Answer: 22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) hearings and (b) trials have delayed as a result of the the Witness Care Unit not informing witnesses of the trial date in each of the last three years.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The specific information requested regarding delays to hearings and trials is not held. However, data on trials that have been ineffective or vacated is published in the Criminal Courts Accredited Official Statistics. The latest available data including r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Courts: Standards

16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in each of the last 3 years, how many instances of delayed hearings and trials have been caused by the CPS giving insufficient time for the defence to consider evidence shared as part of disclosure.