United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 125054
Homicide: Trials
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18 February 2022
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4 March 2022 · Answer
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4 March 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many murder trials were abandoned (a) from their start dates and (b) due to a lack of (i) prosecution and (ii) defence advocates in each of the last five years.
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18 February 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many murder trials were abandoned (a) from their start dates and (b) due to a lack of (i) prosecution and (ii) defence advocates in each of the last five years.
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4 March 2022
Answer
Data collated centrally by MOJ does not include a count of ‘abandoned’ trials. Rather, trials are recorded as ‘ineffective’, meaning, that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date and a further listing is required. This can be due to action or inacti...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-18/125054
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1423205
- uk · wq-1423205 · source updated 4 March 2022