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Courts: Training

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105596

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to make trauma-informed training mandatory for all criminal court staff by spring 2026.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

We are rolling-out national trauma-informed training for HMCTS criminal court staff from spring 2026. Staff will be encouraged to undertake the training, particularly where their role involves regular interaction with witnesses and victims.

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