Juries
Commons · Question 97733 · Tabled 5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that public confidence in the criminal justice system is maintained if the use of jury trials is reduced.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 12 Dec 2025
The Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a record and rising open caseload of nearly 80,000 criminal cases waiting to be heard and too many victims waiting years for justice. The significant delays in our courts are corrosive of public co...