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Commons · Question 105436 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the use of judge-only trials for certain criminal offences.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 23 Jan 2026
We intend to introduce legislation to deliver structural reforms to the criminal courts, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister on 2 December 2025 in response to Part 1 of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review, as soon as parliamentary time allows.