Select committee: Justice Committee

Reform of the Criminal Court

Open Opened 5 Jan 2026

Where it stands

The inquiry is open, opened 5 January 2026.

The committee has not published a report yet.

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
13 Jan 2026	Oral evidence session Amy Randall · Ministry of Justice, Cassia Rowland · Institute for Government, Chris Drane · Ministry of Justice, David Ford JP · Magistrates Association, Kirsty Brimelow KC · Criminal Bar Association, Riel Karmy-Jones KC · Criminal Bar Association, Sarah Sackman MP · Ministry of Justice	View ↗

7 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Amy Randall · Director for Victims and Vulnerability Policy	Ministry of Justice	1
Cassia Rowland · Senior Researcher	Institute for Government	1
Chris Drane · Director of Analysis	Ministry of Justice	1
David Ford JP · National Chair	Magistrates Association	1
Kirsty Brimelow KC · Chair	Criminal Bar Association	1
Riel Karmy-Jones KC · Chair	Criminal Bar Association	1
Sarah Sackman MP · Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services	Ministry of Justice	1

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
18 Feb 2026	Not recorded	Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 17 February 2026: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 13 January 2026