Question follow-through · 6920

Civil Proceedings: Judgements

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of criminal court delays on civil proceedings awaiting those judgements.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 4 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 8 Jun 2026
Answer: 12 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of criminal court delays on civil proceedings awaiting those judgements.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government inherited a record and rising Crown Court backlog, with victims facing intolerable delays for justice. We asked Sir Brian Leveson to undertake an Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. In response the Government is delivering record fin...

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