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UIN 904705

Trials: Coronavirus

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14 July 2020

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14 July 2020 · Written question

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14 July 2020

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Whether his Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment of the proposal to replace jury trials with trials by a judge and two magistrates to tackle the backlog in criminal cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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  1. 14 July 2020

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    Equality considerations are always given very careful thought when developing policies. However, we have no plans to remove the right to jury trial, something that I am deeply committed to.Recovery continues each week. Thanks to the hard work of professio...

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  2. 14 July 2020

    Written question

    Whether his Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment of the proposal to replace jury trials with trials by a judge and two magistrates to tackle the backlog in criminal cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

    Source: Commons

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