United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 106170
Courts: Standards
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15 January 2026
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23 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to (a) remove the cap on the number of days courts can sit, (b) help ensure prisoners are transported to court on time, (c) hold discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the removal
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15 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to (a) remove the cap on the number of days courts can sit, (b) help ensure prisoners are transported to court on time, (c) hold discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the removal
Source: Commons
23 January 2026
Answer
The Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a record and rising open caseload of nearly 80,000 criminal cases waiting to be heard and too many victims waiting years for justice.In the Crown Court for this financial year (2025/26), we are fun...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-15/106170
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1871891
- uk · wq-1871891 · source updated 23 January 2026