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Written question asked by Ellie Reeves (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 May 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 May 2021 (named day). It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Monday, 17 May 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Witnesses: Video Recordings

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the rollout of section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, how many cases have applied or used section 28 used since its rollout, by (a) court and (b) month.

Answer

HMCTS does not hold data on how many times the provisions of a section 28 special measure have been applied or used by (a) court and (b) month.

The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
408
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Witnesses Video recordings
Legislation
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk