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Juries

Commons · Question 109118 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to the right to a jury trial on the rule of law.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 6 Feb 2026

The Government will publish a full impact assessment of our proposed justice reforms in the usual way with bill introduction. That will include an assessment of the impact of the proposed changes in the threshold for who can access a jury trial. Currently...