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Remand in Custody

Asked by Yasmin QureshiLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 115797

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

Answered by Jake Richards

Information relating to the time spent on custodial remand is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to the Department.

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