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Remand in Custody

Commons · Question 110002 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales are on remand awaiting trial.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Feb 2026

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the untried remand population in custody in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) publication. This data can be found in Population Table 1_Q_2 of OMSQ: Offender management statistics quarterly: July...