Judicial Review: Reform

(asked on 14th July 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of judicial review.


Answered by
Oliver Heald Portrait
Oliver Heald
This question was answered on 19th July 2016

The government remains clear that judicial review, when used properly, is a crucial component of the rule of law.

But too often the system is open to abuse, and that is why we have taken forward reform. These changes include creating the Planning Court, in which significant challenges are considered by judges with planning expertise to time targets, and sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, such as allowing appeals of national significance to more often move direct to the Supreme Court, reducing the potential for delay.

A number of the outstanding reforms will take effect in due course, and the government is currently seeking further views on proposals for providing the courts with information on how judicial review applications are being funded.

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