United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84759
Private Prosecutions
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23 October 2025
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31 October 2025 · Answer
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31 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to ensure that private prosecutions do not contribute to existing court backlogs.
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23 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to ensure that private prosecutions do not contribute to existing court backlogs.
Source: Commons
31 October 2025
Answer
Private prosecutions are brought before the same courts in England and Wales as prosecutions commenced by criminal justice agencies. The prioritisation of cases in the criminal court caseload is a matter for the independent judiciary. The Ministry of Just...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-23/84759
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1844527
- uk · wq-1844527 · source updated 31 October 2025