Courts: Working Hours
(asked on 14th July 2025) - View Source
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.
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 |
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|
|
49,700 |
43,500 |
Of Which Private Family |
|
|
|
34,500 |
36,400 |