United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99758
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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, which (a) court and (b) judicial body will determine whether an offence is likely to attract a custodial sentence of three years or more for the purposes of allocating the mode of trial.
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15 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) court and (b) judicial body will determine whether an offence is likely to attract a custodial sentence of three years or more for the purposes of allocating the mode of trial.
Source: Commons
22 December 2025
Answer
Criminal cases will continue to start in the magistrates’ court and will be sent to the Crown Court by magistrates where the seriousness or complexity of the case means it is more suitable for trial on indictment.Post reforms, to determine whether a triab...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/99758
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1864005
- uk · wq-1864005 · source updated 22 December 2025