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Juries

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 97788

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the proposed removal of the right to trial by jury for offences carrying a maximum sentence of less than three years will apply retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea of not guilty

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Ministers will introduce detailed proposals to Parliament as soon as Parliamentary time allows.

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