Trials
Commons · Question 113913 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases in the court backlog are pending the decision of the defendant to elect mode of trial.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 2 Mar 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...