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County Courts: Appeals

Asked by Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 16 January 2026UIN 103990

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of decisions made in the county courts were appealed to the High Court or Court of Appeal in the most recent year for which data is available.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Data on the number of decisions made in the county courts and the proportion appealed to the Court of Appeal can be found in the following official publications: Royal_Courts_of_Justice_Annual_Tables_2024.ods.

High Court data is not broken down by source court, therefore the number of appeals originating from county courts cannot be determined.

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