Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 26
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Ministry of Justice received substantial funding to tackle Crown Court backlog and expand capacity.
Conclusion
In the 2021 Spending Review, MoJ received an additional £477 million to support recovery across the criminal justice system, including to help reduce the Crown Court backlog which then stood at around 60,000. MoJ also secured an additional £644 million a year by 2024–25 to expand capacity across courts, prisons and probation services.72
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗