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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-19more like thismore than 2022-01-19
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Courts: Standards more like this
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current backlog of cases in (1) Magistrates Courts in England and (2) the Crown Court; and, in each case, (a) what is the average reduction in the backlog each month, and (b) how long it will take to clear the backlog at the current rate of progress. more like this
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The Marquess of Lothian remove filter
uin HL5544 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-02more like thismore than 2022-02-02
answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the outstanding cases in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court, and the current rate of change. The data on outstanding cases can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2021" target="_blank">criminal court statistics page</a>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Outstanding cases</p></td><td><p>Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Magistrates’ Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 2021</p></td><td><p>59,928</p></td><td><p>349,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 2021</p></td><td><p>60,812</p></td><td><p>362,842</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>For further data on disposals including by each Crown Court and by region in the Magistrates’ Court please see the Crown Court cases received, disposed and outstanding tool and the Magistrates' Court cases received, disposed and outstanding tool available on the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly Web Address (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2021" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2021</a>).</p><p>The Spending Review will provide an extra £477 million for the criminal justice system over the next three years to help reduce the backlog.</p>
answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar remove filter
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less than 2022-02-02T17:42:47.927Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-02T17:42:47.927Z
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label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this