PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(15 December 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for Crown Court judges to produce written judgments in cases tried by a single judge sitting alone.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
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 judgments.
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