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Written question asked by Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2026. It was answered by Sarah Sackman (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Convictions: Appeals

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6190
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Complaints Appeals Convictions Magistrates' courts
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk