questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims of crime.
answerText: As of March 2026, the Crown Court backlog stood at over 80,000 cases, with 22,000 open for over a year. Behind each of those cases is someone awaiting justice – victims putting their lives on hold and witnesses waiting to share their testimony. Justice de...
heading: Courts: Standards