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Trials

Asked by Karl TurnerIndependentMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 100310

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to apply trial by a single judge sitting alone retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea and elected trial by jury.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

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

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