United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98757
Juries
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10 December 2025
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22 December 2025 · Answer
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22 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce a sunset clause for proposals to limit jury trials.
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10 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce a sunset clause for proposals to limit jury trials.
Source: Commons
22 December 2025
Answer
There has been no major reform of the criminal courts since the establishment of the Crown Court in 1971, despite Lord Auld making similar recommendations to Sir Brian Leveson in 2001.Sir Brian’s report found that jury trials are taking twice as long as t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98757
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862871
- uk · wq-1862871 · source updated 22 December 2025