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Written Question
Courts: Working Hours
Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Asked by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were allocated in (a) Taunton and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

In Taunton, the following allocations were made:

Allocation and Outturn for For Years 2021 – 2026

Crown

Year

Allocation

Actual

25/26

448

81, Apr-May

24/25

428

465

23/24

316

461

22/23

439

315

21/22

450

430

Civil

Year

Allocation

Actual

25/26

162

36, Apr-Jun

24/25

158

119

23/24

181

140

22/23

123

191.5

21/22

221

113

Family

Year

Allocation

Actual

25/26

694

222, Apr-Jun

24/25

743

882.5

23/24

712

967

22/23

580

958.3

21/22

597

752.5

In the rest of England and Wales, the allocations were as followed. Please note that justice is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In England and Wales:

Allocations for years 2021 – 2026

Jurisdictions  

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

Crown

105,000

105,000

102,300

106,000

110,000

Mags

125,300

130,200

124,100

124,100

114,000

Civil

86,100

79,500

71,000

75,500

74,300

Family

96,000

106,200

99,500

102,500

97,300

Of Which Public Family

49,700

43,500

Of Which Private Family

34,500

36,400