Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the longest projected length of time between charge and trial in a single case of sexual assault which is yet to be heard in court.

The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences.

The Ministry of Justice publishes end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, including for sexual offences, which enables users to calculate average length of time at various stages of the process. Link to publication: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685c1091c07c71e5a870984f/timeliness_tool.xlsx.