Judicial Review

(asked on 2nd December 2015) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform judicial review.


Answered by
Dominic Raab Portrait
Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 8th December 2015

The government has always been clear that judicial review, when used properly, is a crucial component of the rule of law.

But too often the system is open to abuse. That is why we have taken forward reform, such as the creation of the Planning Court, which we have implemented with the assistance of the judiciary, and the changes in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, which we are implementing. The reforms will speed up the process for people who have arguable grounds and a genuine case to put.

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