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HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Complaints

Asked by Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87369

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stage (a) one, and (b) two, complaints were submitted to HM Courts and Tribunals Service in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

HM Courts and Tribunals Service holds the following data on how many stage (a) one and (b) two complaints were submitted in 2024 and 2025. For context, the annual HMCTS report published for the period 2024/5 reports states HMCTS received over 4.2 million cases.

Year

Stage One (First Contact)

Stage Two (Review)

2024

33,552

4,373

2025*

26,411

3,974

*Data for 2025 is for the period 1 January – 30 September inclusive

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