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Administration of Justice: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the judicial system for a) the selection of judges and b) support for victims where judges are male in relation to crimes against women of an extremely serious

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
19 Jun 2026
Target answer date
23 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the judicial system for a) the selection of judges and b) support for victims where judges are male in relation to crimes against women of an extremely serious

  2. 23 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    To preserve judicial independence, statutory responsibility for judicial training is held by the Lady Chief Justice, Senior President of Tribunals and Chief Coroner. These responsibilities are fulfilled by the Judicial College.To preside over serious sexu...

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