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Juries

Asked by Jeremy CorbynYour PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 97486

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reforms to jury trials on minority ethnic groups.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

A full Equalities Impact Assessment will be published alongside legislation as is usual practice. This will include an assessment of the potential impact of these reforms on minority ethnic groups. The criminal court reforms are not expected to impact trial outcomes, only how trials are heard.

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