Written questions

Criminal Proceedings: Trials

Commons · Question 15987 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal trials which will be vacated because of judicial, courtroom and prosecutorial capacity constraints during 2026; whether his Department maintains internal data o

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 14 Jul 2026

The Ministry of Justice does not model or estimate the number of future criminal trials that will be vacated due to judicial, courtroom or prosecutorial capacity restraints. However, the Ministry of Justice does hold information on past trial effectivenes...