Crown Court: Juries
Commons · Question 113013 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases in the overall Crown Court backlog are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury trial under the government’s proposed reforms.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 23 Feb 2026
As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows.