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Commons · Question 4552 · Tabled 6 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog in court cases.
Answer
Answered by Heidi Alexander, 16 Sep 2024
We are committed to reducing the outstanding caseloads across jurisdictions and bringing down waiting times to ensure cases move through our system without delay. Criminal courtsOver 90% of criminal cases are dealt with at the magistrates’ courts where th...