United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97732
Juries: Human Rights
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5 December 2025
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12 December 2025 · Answer
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12 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove jury trials for offences other than the most serious crimes on defendants’ rights.
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5 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove jury trials for offences other than the most serious crimes on defendants’ rights.
Source: Commons
12 December 2025
Answer
Whilst the jury trial will remain an important feature of the criminal justice system following reforms, it is important to recognise that there is no constitutional right to a jury trial. The removal of the defendants’ right to elect or right to insist o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-05/97732
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1861282
- uk · wq-1861282 · source updated 12 December 2025