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Crown Court: Trials

Commons · Question 113163 · Tabled 12 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 the cases awaiting a Crown Court trial that have a potential sentence of up to three years imprisonment and that would go before a Judge-only court under his propose

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.