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1697549

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on establishing a Royal Commission on the criminal justice process.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	19696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Although we recognise the opportunity that a Royal Commission could present to look at structural questions in the criminal justice system, we think it is right that, following the pandemic and the Criminal Bar Association’s disruptive action, we focus on delivering priority measures to speed up justice for victims and improve the justice system over the coming months.</p><p>We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/03/2024 17:17:57 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1552049

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to convene a Royal Commission on criminal justice before the next general election.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	111719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Although we recognise the opportunity that a Royal Commission could present to look at structural questions in the criminal justice system, we think it is right that, following the pandemic and the CBA’s disruptive action, we focus on delivering recovery priorities over the coming months.</p><p>We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2022 13:41:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1546635

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bellamy on 28 November (HL Deb col 1561), what plans they have to announce (1) the timeframe, and (2) the terms of reference, for the Royal Commission on the criminal justice process, as announced in the Queen's Speech on 19 December 2019.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	uin	HL3841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Both the timeframe and terms of reference for the Royal Commission are under review. We continue to prioritise recovery in the criminal justice system and it is right to do so in light of the disruption caused by the Criminal Bar Association’s recent action. Our focus is on delivering our priorities over the coming months and overhauling the UK human rights framework through the Bill of Rights, which will safeguard the wider public interest, while restoring some common sense to our justice system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 13/12/2022 17:37:06 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1540375

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 143691 on Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the establishment of a Royal Commission on the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	80822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We continue to prioritise recovery in the criminal justice system and it is right to do so in light of the disruption caused by the Criminal Bar Association’s recent action. Our focus is on delivering our priorities over the coming months including strengthening victims’ rights through the Victims’ Bill and overhauling the UK human rights framework through the Bill of Rights, which will safeguard the wider public interest, while restoring some common sense to our justice system.</p><p>We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 14/11/2022 12:29:22 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1452735

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to establish a Royal Commission on the criminal justice process.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	143691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The pandemic has meant significant new programmes of work have been established in the criminal justice system to support recovery and build back better.</p><p> </p><p>In the last few months alone, we have published a Victims consultation, a Prisons White Paper, the first national and local criminal justice scorecards and started a consultation on a Bill of Rights. We have also announced the most ambitious reform of criminal legal aid in decades, with the total level of investment being the highest in a decade. Our focus is on delivering these priorities over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/03/2022 16:26:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1344906

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 9 November 2020 (HL Deb, col 798) and the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 6 July (HL Deb, col 1149), what work has been undertaken by the team of officials appointed to work on the royal commission on criminal justice since November 2020; and what work are they currently undertaking.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL1803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Work to establish a Royal Commission was slowed down last year to prioritise the safe operation of the Criminal Justice System in response to the impact of Covid. As we continue to recover and build back the CJS, it is right that we now pause work on the Royal Commission to allow space for the recovery work before revisiting where a Commission might add most value. As work on the Commission has paused, officials have been redeployed to other roles in government.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 21/07/2021 16:56:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1240258

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to announce (1) the chair, (2) the timeframe, and (3) the terms of reference, for the Royal Commission on the Criminal Justice Process announced in the Queen's Speech 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL8761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Commission presents an opportunity to undertake a significant independent review to investigate some key issues in the criminal justice system alongside building greater resilience following the impact of this pandemic.</p><p>We are therefore carefully considering the precise remit and timing of this Commission and will update the House in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 19/10/2020 16:03:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham