Written questions

Civil Proceedings: Judgements

2026-06-03 · Ministry of Justice · 6920 · Official question

Bradley Thomas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of criminal court delays on civil proceedings awaiting those judgements.

Answer

The Government inherited a record and rising Crown Court backlog, with victims facing intolerable delays for justice. We asked Sir Brian Leveson to undertake an Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. In response the Government is delivering record fin...