United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33580
Trials: Coronavirus
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23 March 2020
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21 April 2020 · Answer
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21 April 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of deferring or postponing ongoing trials for non-violent offences for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic.
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23 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of deferring or postponing ongoing trials for non-violent offences for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Commons
21 April 2020
Answer
As of 23 March 2020, the Lord Chief Justice suspended all jury trials in the Crown Court. In the Magistrates’ Courts, trials are being selected for listing by the Judiciary where the Judge is satisfied that the case can be safely heard, having regard to a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-23/33580
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1187205
- uk · wq-1187205 · source updated 21 April 2020