Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

(asked on 29th August 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of criminal cases that have collapsed due to (a) lost, (b) missing and (c) damaged evidence in the last year.


Answered by
Sarah Sackman Portrait
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 4th September 2025

The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on the number of criminal cases that have collapsed due to lost/missing or damaged evidence.

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