§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the public service agreement target for increasing public confidence in the fairness of the criminal justice system. [17063]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe Government have a comprehensive programme to improve the criminal justice system and thereby promote confidence. It will measure the confidence of the public generally in the following areas: the treatment of victims and witnesses; efficiency; speed and the treatment of defendants. We will also be measuring the confidence of ethnic minorities alone in these areas. Public confidence in the system also depends on the public's understanding of the system. Initiatives are under way to improve understanding and to demystify the system.