Small Claims

(asked on 6th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were settled or withdrawn without a trial in the small claims track in the 12 months up to and including May 2018.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 12th July 2018

PQ 161535

The number of cases settled or withdrawn from the small claims track without a trial in England and Wales in the 12 months up to and including March 2018, which are the latest available data, is:

Settled/withdrawn before hearing (trial)

FY 2017/18

37,566

Source: HMCTS Performance Database

PQ 161536

The settlement rate for claims allocated to the small claims track in England and Wales in the 12 months up to and including March 2018, which are the latest available data, is:

Settlement rate

FY 2017/18

43%

Source: HMCTS Performance Database

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