Courts Modernisation Bill
The King's Speech 2026 justice bill to modernise courts and tribunals, improve criminal justice performance, and support faster, more efficient case handling.
2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Additional further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB42)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Callum Brunton (CTB41)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (CTB40)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Wales and Chester Circuit (CTB39)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence: Supplementary submissions and observations from the Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association and Circuit Leaders (CTB38)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Sir Stephen Mitchell (CTB37)
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the impact of clause 17 of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the ongoing implementation of the 2017 and 2019 Farmer Reviews on the importance of maintaining male prisoners' and
Why linked: Lords PQ on impact of Clause 17 on Farmer Review implementation — directly on-thread.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the impact of clause 17 of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the ongoing implementation of the 2017 and 2019 Farmer Reviews on the importance of maintaining …
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been an impact assessment of clause 17 of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on fathers in prison who are trying to retain parental responsibility.
Why linked: Lords PQ on whether there has been an impact assessment of Clause 17 on fathers in prison retaining parental responsibility — directly on-thread.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been an impact assessment of clause 17 of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on fathers in prison who are trying to retain parental responsibility.
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Fair Hearing (CTB36)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB35)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Further written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB34)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Supplementary written evidence submitted by Claire Throssell MBE (CTB33)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Further written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB32)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Dale Langley Solicitors (concerning clause 17) (CTB31)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales (CTB30)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CTB29)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (CTB28)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Aftab Ali (CTB27)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Victim Not Suspect (CTB26)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the London School of Economics (CTB25)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB24)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Professor Penney Lewis, Criminal Law Commissioner, The Law Commission of England and Wales (CTB23)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by The Family Services Foundation (CTB22)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by The Law Society (CTB21)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Teresa P (CTB20)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Drs Brown, Hart, Clack, McKelvey, Maggie Fay and Ali Rowe (CTB19)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Dr Clive Dolphin (CTB18)
Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to the national rollout of the Child Focused Model in family courts, dated 17 March 2026
Why linked: Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice to the Justice Committee on national rollout of the Child Focused Model in family courts (17 March 2026) — adjacent to Clause 17.
Direction: unknown
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB17)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Mark Wyschna (CTB16)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Policy Research for Men and Boys (CTB15)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC (CTB14)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB13)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Sean Merrifield (CTB12)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by David Lambert (CTB11)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB10)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Professor Rebecca Helm, Evidence-Based Justice Lab, University of Exeter, School of Law (CTB09)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB08)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by the Magistrates Association (CTB07)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Warwick Dumas (CTB06)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Arajpreet Kaur (CTB04)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB03)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Terence Ewing (CTB02)
Courts and Tribunals Bill — Written evidence submitted by Frances Carr (CTB01)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether judges have been consulted about possible increased personal risks of replacing some jury trials with named judge trials as proposed in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Why linked: PQ asking whether judges have been consulted about personal-risk implications of replacing some jury trials with named-judge trials — directly on Clauses 3-4.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether judges have been consulted about possible increased personal risks of replacing some jury trials with named judge trials as proposed in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be eligible for trial without jury by the Crown Court Bench Division proposal in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Why linked: PQ on which offences will be eligible for trial without jury under the Crown Court Bench Division proposal — directly on Clause 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be eligible for trial without jury by the Crown Court Bench Division proposal in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will have the right to elect restricted by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Why linked: PQ on what offences will have the right to elect restricted by the Bill — directly on Clauses 1-2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will have the right to elect restricted by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be reclassified by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Why linked: PQ asking the Secretary of State for Justice what offences will be reclassified by the Courts and Tribunals Bill — directly on-thread.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be reclassified by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 3 March 2026: Criminal Courts Reform
Why linked: 2026-03-03 correspondence from Lord Chancellor on Criminal Courts Reform directly addresses courts modernisation implementation
Direction: unknown
Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 25 February 2026 relating to the introduction of the Courts and Tribunals Bill
Why linked: Correspondence from David Lammy (Deputy PM, Lord Chancellor and SoS for Justice) dated 25 February 2026 — coincides with introduction of the Bill.
Direction: unknown
Legislative scrutiny: Courts and Tribunals Bill
Why linked: Justice Committee call for evidence specifically on this Bill (27 February 2026), running parallel to Public Bill Committee scrutiny.
The Justice Committee has issued a call for evidence to inform its scrutiny of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. The Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2026 and is due to have its Second Reading …
Correspondence to The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 13 February 2026: Criminal Courts Reform
Why linked: 2026-02-13 correspondence to Lord Chancellor on Criminal Courts Reform directly relevant to implementation phase
Direction: unknown
2025
Correspondence from Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 26 November 2025: Reform of the Family Court
Why linked: 2025-12-02 correspondence on Family Court Reform is within scope as family justice is part of courts/tribunals modernisation
Direction: unknown
2023
There needs to be a step-change in the Ministry of Justice, the Attorney General’s Office and the Sentencing Council’s efforts on public legal education. HMCTS should develop a programme which enables secondary school pupils to be able to visit magistrates’ courts and Crown Courts to find out about the criminal justice system and sentencing. Education about criminal justice procedure, including sentencing policy and practice, should be incorporated into the National Curriculum for Citizenship...
Why linked: Cited by workspace synthesis
There needs to be a step-change in the Ministry of Justice, the Attorney General’s Office and the Sentencing Council’s efforts on public legal education. HMCTS should develop a programme which enables secondary school pupils to be able to visit magistrates’ …
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) on progress in delivering reforms to courts and tribunals since we last reported in 2019.1
Why linked: 2023-06-30 report on MoJ and HMCTS progress provides implementation context for courts and tribunals modernisation
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) on progress in delivering reforms to courts and tribunals since we …