Speeches by Brown-Fuller.

“(4) The Lord Chancellor must, within three months of the laying of the report under subsection (1), publish a response.”

“(2) The scheme would allow for proceedings in a Crown Court to consist of—”

“Brought up, and read the First time.”

“Brought up, and read the First time.”

“Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“New Clause 5”

“(b) reduction of the backlog in each different HMCTS region.”

“(3) The Lord Chancellor must lay before Parliament an annual report on progress against these targets.”

“Targets for Backlog Reduction”

“(2) There must be a target for the—”

“(a) overall reduction of the Crown Court backlog in England and Wales, and”

“(4) Any report under subsection (3) must include any steps taken to address the failure to meet the targets.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

“(5) The response must include proposals for a pilot scheme based on the findings of the report including the proposed scope and duration of any such pilot.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

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“I appreciate the work the Minister is doing with the Prisons Minister. Can she explore something that has been reflected to me by court staff and judges working in the system? The PECS contract will say that it is delivering 99% of prisoners on time, and refer to the data that shows how many times PECS has delayed a ca…”

“This new clause requires the Lord Chancellor to commission and lay before Parliament an independent report on the feasibility of introducing two court sittings per day in designated courtrooms, including an assessment of its impact on efficiency, resources, and court users, and to set out the Government’s intended next…”

“Brought up, and read the First time.”

““(1) The Lord Chancellor must, within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, set and publish annual targets for the reduction of the Crown Court backlog in England and Wales.”

“This new clause requires the Lord Chancellor to set and publish targets for reducing court backlogs and to report annually to Parliament on progress.”