Courts and Tribunals Bill
2026-07-21 · Ministry of Justice · HL2484 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to support further progress of the Courts and Tribunals Bill through Parliament.
Answer
This Government understands the pressure that is currently on the court system. The Crown Court backlog currently stands at over 80,000 cases and over 22,000 of those cases have been open for over a year. Behind each of those cases is someone awaiting jus...