Crown Court: Working Hours
Commons · Question 10681 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has to increase the number of daily sitting hours by Crown Court judges.
Answer
Answered by Heidi Alexander, 31 Oct 2024
There are no current plans to extend the standard sitting hours of the Crown Court.The Lord Chancellor has a statutory duty to ensure there is an effective and efficient system to support the carrying on of the businesses of the courts, and that appropria...