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Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 23 January 2026UIN 105436

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the use of judge-only trials for certain criminal offences.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

We intend to introduce legislation to deliver structural reforms to the criminal courts, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister on 2 December 2025 in response to Part 1 of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review, as soon as parliamentary time allows.

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