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From House of Commons
Hansard 7th June 2005
Mr. Sadiq Khan
(Tooting)
(Lab): In my experience, the length of trials is one of the
most serious problems faced by jurors, because a long trial
can cause problems at home and at work. Will my hon. Friend
the Minister give the House more specific details of her
plans to work with judges to case-manage jury trials and to
reassure the public that trial by jury will remain safe
under this Labour Government?
Bridget Prentice:
I welcome my
hon. Friend to the House and look forward to his
contributions to our debates. He is right to say that our
first priority is to maintain public confidence in the jury
system and that jurors involved in long trials face problems
as a result of disruption to their family and work life. The
Department has a team looking specifically at the facilities
available for jurors and we are considering how they can be
improved. We need better pre-trial management and we must
ensure that judges have better control in the court system.
In that way, the justice system and jurors will be best
served.
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