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<p>The Single Justice Procedure (SJP) was introduced under the Criminal Justice and
Courts Act 2015. Prior to the introduction of the procedure, in accordance with the
Equalities Act 2010, an equality impact assessment was undertaken in relation to SJP.
This concluded that on the basis of the available evidence, the planned change in
summary justice would not lead to any positive or negative impact on people with protected
characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS committed to the Justice Select Committee to
collect protected characteristic data in all reform services. This includes protected
characteristic data for SJP, which has been monitored since 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The
decision to prosecute under SJP is a decision for the prosecutor and not the Government.</p>
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