Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions

(asked on 15th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to convene a Royal Commission on criminal justice before the next general election.


Answered by
Mike Freer Portrait
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 20th December 2022

Although we recognise the opportunity that a Royal Commission could present to look at structural questions in the criminal justice system, we think it is right that, following the pandemic and the CBA’s disruptive action, we focus on delivering recovery priorities over the coming months.

We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.

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