Courts and Tribunals: Coronavirus

(asked on 22nd July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were heard in (a) family courts, (b) civil courts, (c) magistrates courts, (d) crown courts and (e) tribunals in the most recent period for which figures are available; and (i) how many and (ii) what type of cases are outstanding in each of those courts as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 1st September 2020

Official published national statistics detailing the type and volume of cases disposed from January 2020 to March 2020 for (a) family courts, (b) civil courts, (c) criminal courts and (d) tribunals can be viewed at the following links.

a) Family - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly

b) Civil - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly

c) Criminal - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics

d) Tribunals - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics

The volume of cases outstanding in the crown and magistrates’ courts from January 2020 to March 2020 are also included in the criminal court published statistics. Published national statistics on the number of outstanding cases in the family and civil courts are not available.

The latest HMCTS weekly management information during coronavirus, detailing the type and volume of cases disposed and outstanding up to 26 July 2020, can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/hmcts-weekly-management-information-during-coronavirus-march-to-july-2020. This management information is subject to the data quality issues associated with large administrative systems, including the late reporting of cases and regular updating of case details, which can lead to the figures being revised. It excludes figures relating to outstanding work in the civil courts - these are not currently collated because a large proportion of cases that begin are subsequently settled out of court or discontinued without HMCTS being notified.

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