PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(11 March 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Asked by:
Oliver Ryan (Labour)
Asked by:
Oliver Ryan (Labour)
Answer
Sir Brian’s report set out a blueprint for pragmatic structural reform in our criminal courts and made clear that action across the process is essential.
The Courts and Tribunals Bill is the first step to putting that blueprint into law. Coupled with record investment in sitting days and criminal legal aid and modernisation of listing practices and use of case coordinators and blitz courts to boost efficiencies, we are taking a neglected service and bringing it, finally, into the 21st century.
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