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UIN 31451

Crown Court: Standards

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13 February 2025

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26 February 2025 · Answer

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Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has the backlog in Crown Court cases in (a) 2024-25 and (b) each of the next three financial years.

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  1. 13 February 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has the backlog in Crown Court cases in (a) 2024-25 and (b) each of the next three financial years.

    Source: Commons

  2. 26 February 2025

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    This Government inherited a record and rising Crown Court backlog. The outstanding caseload remains one of the biggest challenges facing the criminal justice system and stood at 73,105 as of 30 September 2024. Even if we were to sit at maximum capacity in...

    Source: Written answer

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