Courts: Standards
Commons · Question 116405 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average length of time it takes for a court case to be processed and concluded in (a) Basildon, (b) Essex, and (c) England.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 5 Mar 2026
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the time taken ‘at court’ in the magistrates’ courts and Crown Court for Essex in the ‘Magistrates’ courts timeliness tool’ and the ‘End-to-end timeliness tool’ (Crown Court).Magistrates ‘at court’ time refers to ...