“In Croydon, as elsewhere, we are taking a three-pronged approach to reducing the Crown court waiting list. That involves increasing Crown court capacity, removing the financial constraint on sitting days, driving efficiency in our courts through schemes such as every Crown court having a case co-ordinator, and of cours…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying21st of 39254.0
- NHS waiting lists42nd of 54321.0
- Learning disability & autism308th of 90512.0
- Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
- Dementia112th of 2633.0
- Cancer387th of 6413.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Medical ethics & regulation102nd of 2263.0
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What they’ve said
“I speak as a fellow London MP and agree that the waiting lists in our London courts are appalling, because behind each and every one of those cases in the backlog there are victims, witnesses and defendants whose lives are entirely put on hold.”
Croydon Crown Court: Backlogs · 2026-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Prison education is vital, and I have seen some fantastic examples of it, in particular on a recent visit to High Down. Prison education can take many forms, such as vocational training and education in a conventional sense.”
Home Office and Ministry of Justice · 2026-06-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The policy exists, as I have said, critically in the context of a restored probation system, and it is to that which I come right now. Probation is an indispensable part of the scheme that the hon. Member talks about—a probation system that was, as I have said, absolutely gutted under the Opposition.”
Home Office and Ministry of Justice · 2026-06-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…verybody else is ready—including the team, the doctors and the hip surgeon—can they pull in someone else on the waiting list? The tool will allow us to do the same kind of thing, building on some of the know-how from NHS appointment systems.”
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eleventh sitting) · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“That reflects the clause as drafted and the intention behind it, from speaking to our judicial leadership. In my experience, I have certainly found our judicial and tribunal leadership to be progressive, reforming and more open to cultural change, scrutiny and improvement than perhaps might previously have been the cas…”
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Tenth sitting) · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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