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UIN 99757

Judgements: Standards

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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15 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, what estimate his Department has made of the time required for a single judge to prepare written judgments in criminal cases tried without a jury.

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  1. 15 December 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the time required for a single judge to prepare written judgments in criminal cases tried without a jury.

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  2. 22 December 2025

    Answer

    Post-reforms, any judge sitting alone in the Crown Court will give a reasoned judgment for their verdict in open court. This will increase transparency over how decisions to convict or acquit are reached as juries do not currently give reasons for their j...

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