Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Deferred
Set specific timeliness targets across criminal justice system, including for rape cases.
Recommendation
The Committee welcomes the publication of criminal justice scorecards. We recommend that the Government builds on these scorecards by setting itself targets to improve timeliness across the criminal justice system. The Government should also set timeliness targets for the average time taken from offence recorded to ultimate conclusion for specific offences, such as rape. (Paragraph 52) Sitting days in the Crown Court
Government Response Summary
The government did not commit to setting new timeliness targets across the criminal justice system or for specific offences. Instead, it stated it would evaluate the impact of remote hearings from the HMCTS Reform program to inform future policy.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We have committed to evaluating the impact of remote hearings as part of HMCTS’ Reform program and will take the learning and evaluation flowing from the use remote hearings during the Pandemic to help inform both remote hearing policy and how best video can be utilised across the criminal justice system. The Criminal Courts—Judicial capacity in the magistrates’ courts