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The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of Government.

Early guilty pleas are defined as guilty pleas entered prior to trial.

The estimated average total cost of a Crown Court sitting day in each of last five financial years is shown in the table below.

The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during

The MoJ does not devolve any spending programmes.

The spend by the Ministry of Justice on its IT infrastructure as set out in the question is provided in the table below, covering the previo

Legal aid is available for immigration and asylum cases, including those involving victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery, for separat

This information is not collected or collated.

Marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, and the Government has a duty to consider the implications of any changes to

The welfare of the child is the family court’s paramount concern and any decisions about future arrangements for children are based on this