Every parliamentary written question tabled by Nick Timothy this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How many magistrate court hearings were delayed in the past three months, and what were the most common reasons for this.
We have interpreted your questions as asking how many magistrates’ and Crown Court trials were ineffective (did not go ahead on the scheduled trial start date and so a further listing is required) in the past three months, and the reasons those trials wer...
What issues are prison staff taught about in Faith Awareness Training regarding Islam.
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) recognises the importance of faith and belief in the lives of many people in custody and the role it can play in supporting rehabilitation, wellbeing and orderly regimes. Staff are therefore expected to d...
What process is followed if an individual claims to be a child in a court proceeding and is convicted and sentenced on that basis, but it is subsequently revealed that they are an adult.
Where a person's age is in question in criminal proceedings, it is for the court to determine their age on the basis of the evidence available. This is set out in section 405 of the Sentencing Act 2020, section 150(4) of the Magistrates Court Act 1980, an...
Which prison Paula Stanton will be housed in.
We do not provide details of the specific prison that an individual is held in. HMPPS' allocation policy was correctly adhered to in this case; this individual is being held in the male prison estate.
With reference to his Department's press release entitled "Faster and fairer justice for victims thanks to major magistrate recruitment drive", published on 16 April 2026, (a) how many times the national taskforc
The National Magistrates Recruitment Taskforce launched in April 2026. It is a team made up of HMCTS and Judicial Office administrative staff, set up to provide additional resource and national coordination support to the independent Recruitment Advisory ...
How is the age of an offender determined by the courts; and are any scientific age assessments used.
Where an offender’s age is in doubt in criminal proceedings, the court must determine age on the basis of the available evidence. In practice, this may include an adjournment so that an age assessment can be carried out.Where documentary evidence is not a...
On what dates the Women’s Justice Board has met since it was established.
We established the Women’s Justice Board (WJB) in 2024 to advise on reducing the number of women going to prison with more managed in the community. The WJB met formally in 2025 on 21 January, 29 April and 22 July – more information can be found on GOV.UK...
How many new magistrates were appointed in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date.
The number of new magistrates appointed from 2022 to 2025 is published annually in the following links:2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the...
Which prisons have specially-adapted wings for prisoners with autism; and how many prisoners reside in them.
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has a small number of prisons with specialist wings or units designed to cater for the needs of neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism. As of October 2025, nine sites reported that they have a neuro...
Whether the Ministry of Justice carried out an Equality Impact Assessment prior to publishing the Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
In developing the Strategy, the Ministry of Justice considered equality issues - as it is required to do by the Equality Act’s Public Sector Equality Duty. Equality Impact Assessments are just one form of recording such work and are not required by the du...
Communities and Local Government, whether the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service, will be adopting the Government's definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
The government encourages the adoption of the definition across the public, private and third sectors, and them to consider how this definition applies in their contexts. The government will refer to the definition when developing and revising relevant po...
Whether the his Department currently uses the services of (a) Shenzhen Pudu Technology and (b) Pudu Robotics.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) do not hold any contracts for the provision of goods or services with either (a) Shenzhen Pudu Technology or (b) Pudu Robotics.
How much the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 cost to produce.
The Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 was developed using existing departmental resources and did not incur any additional costs.The work was undertaken by Ministry of Justice officials as part of their normal du...
How much he has budgeted to spend on executive search firms as part of the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
The Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 does not commit to a defined level of expenditure on executive search. Any decision to engage executive search firms would be considered on a case-by-case basis within existing budgets, subject ...
Whether the Ministry of Justice has provided any funding to any of its staff networks in the past year.
The Ministry of Justice has not provided any funding to any of its staff networks in the past year.
With reference to his Department's press release entitled AI tech ambition to deliver smarter justice for victims, published on 9 June 2026, if he will list the companies involved in developing the AI legal assis
No companies are currently involved in developing AI legal assistants. Any collaboration with external suppliers will follow the Department’s usual commercial and procurement processes.
With reference to his Department's press release entitled AI tech ambition to deliver smarter justice for victims, published on 9 June 2026, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure AI legal assistants will
The MoJ requires AI tools to be tested and evaluated for accuracy, bias, fairness and reliability before they are deployed, and their performance is monitored on an ongoing basis. AI tools are used to assist, not replace, professional judgement. Their out...
With reference to the trialling of artificial intelligence in Immigration and Asylum Tribunals that will allow judges to transcribe case notes and alleviate admin pressures, what specific admin pressures is it be
The application uses AI for the dictation of case notes. It is also used for inserting standard legal text into pre-formatted decision templates generated by the app for the Judge to then review. This reduces the judges’ manual administrative load.
With reference to the trialling of artificial intelligence in Immigration and Asylum Tribunals that will allow judges to transcribe case notes and alleviate admin pressures, to confirm whether it will be used in
The application can be used by judges on all immigration and asylum appeals including those where the appellant may also be a foreign national offender. Use of the application may enable judges to produce decisions with greater efficiency using AI speech ...
How much his Department paid to Stonewall in 2024/25 and 2025/26.
The Ministry of Justice made no payments to Stonewall in either 2024/25 or 2025/26.