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Question follow-through · 16871

Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, 24 February 2026, what information his Department holds on the number of cases involving ass

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, 24 February 2026, what information his Department holds on the number of cases involving ass

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    We inherited a criminal courts system in crisis. There are over 80,000 criminal cases currently waiting to be heard in the Crown Court, which means that some victims – and those seeking to clear their name – are waiting years for justice. Only by pulling ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Prisoners' Release

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of a) men and b) women were released from prison after serving less than i) 50% ii) 33% and iii) 25% of their prison sentence in jail in each of the last 3 years.

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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 16871, how many further such cases involving assaults against emergency workers have been heard and dealt with since 29 June 2026; what the outcome was in