Trials
Commons · Question 113016 · 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, whether his Department has information on the median age of cases that have yet to elect mode of trial.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 23 Feb 2026
The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...