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Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice's press release entitled Legal aid investment to keep cases moving and cut delays for victims, published on 15 July 2026, what is the reduction in the Crown Court backlog

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice's press release entitled Legal aid investment to keep cases moving and cut delays for victims, published on 15 July 2026, what is the reduction in the Crown Court backlog

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    This Government understands the pressure that is currently on the court system. The Crown Court backlog stands at over 80,000 cases and over 22,000 of those cases have been waiting for more than a year. The new Lord Chancellor has made clear his commitmen...

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