Administration of Justice: Finance
Commons · Question 34192 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to increase funding for the judicial system.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 10 Mar 2025
This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. Since taking office, the Lord Chancellor has funded up to 2,500 additional Crown Court sitting days this financial year, taking the total number of days sat to 108,500, the highest level since ...