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Magistrates' Courts: Interpreters and Vacancies |
| Question ID: |
1815411 |
| UIN: |
61813 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4320 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Robert Jenrick
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| Asking Member handle: |
RobertJenrick
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@RobertJenrick
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) staffing shortages and (b) interpreter availability on delays in magistrates’ courts. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answer text: |
The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on ineffective trials specifically caused by staffing shortages within HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). However, we monitor staffing levels closely and do not assess them to be a significant driver of ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |