United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 92852
Criminal Proceedings
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14 December 2021
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22 December 2021 · Answer
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22 December 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has set a maximum limit on the amount of time criminal cases should await trial, to act as a target for capping and reducing the increase in waiting times.
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14 December 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has set a maximum limit on the amount of time criminal cases should await trial, to act as a target for capping and reducing the increase in waiting times.
Source: Commons
22 December 2021
Answer
In the Crown Court we have seen the outstanding caseload stabilise at around 60,000 cases. The Spending Review provides an extra £477m funding for the criminal justice system. We estimate this will improve waiting times and reduce the number of outstandin...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-14/92852
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1387792
- uk · wq-1387792 · source updated 22 December 2021