Remand in Custody: Coronavirus

(asked on 16th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of cases in which pre-trial custody has been extended under the provisions in Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 19th November 2020

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on remands found in the ‘Remands: Magistrates’ Court’ and ‘Remands: Crown Court’ data tools available at:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888658/remands-magistrates-court-tool-2019.xlsx

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888657/remands-crown-court-tool-2019.xlsx

Centrally held information does not identify length of time an individual is remanded in custody.

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