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Convictions: Appeals

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 6190

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of hearings of appeals against conviction from the magistrates' court involve A) complainants in general and B) vulnerable complainants.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data on appeals of magistrates’ court decisions heard at the Crown Court. This can be accessed through the Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly publications (Criminal court statistics quarterly: October to December 2025 - GOV.UK).

However, the Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the parties involved in appeal hearings or whether they involve vulnerable complainants.

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