# Keep juries for almost all Crown Court trials

> “These announcements come as the Courts and Tribunals Bill returns to Parliament tomorrow, where the Government will amend the Bill to remove proposals to limit jury trials, ensuring almost all Crown Court cases continue to be heard by a jury.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (Ministry of Justice), 12 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Police, courts, prisons](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/police-courts-and-prisons)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 12 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (Ministry of Justice)
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Defendants, victims and jurors in Crown Court cases in England and Wales
- **When:** When the Courts and Tribunals Bill returns to Parliament (13 October 2026)
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/technology-to-bolster-justice-for-victims-as-government-responds-to-leveson (checked word for word on 13 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 13 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-jury-trials-kept-2026

## Where it stands

Three Ministry of Justice releases on 12 October 2026 say the government will amend its own Courts and Tribunals Bill, returning to Parliament on 13 October, to remove the proposals in it to limit jury trials. The card moves to legislated when the Bill becomes law without them.

## Timeline

- 12 October 2026, Promised: The government says it will amend the Courts and Tribunals Bill to remove its proposals to limit jury trials

## About the cost

No cost has been published.

## Sources

- [Ministry of Justice press release, 12 Oct 2026: Technology to bolster justice for victims as government responds to Leveson](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/technology-to-bolster-justice-for-victims-as-government-responds-to-leveson)
- [Ministry of Justice press release, 12 Oct 2026: Trials across the country accelerated for fast and fair justice](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trials-across-the-country-accelerated-for-fast-and-fair-justice)
- [Ministry of Justice press release, 12 Oct 2026: Remote hearings to unlock capacity and speed up justice for victims](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/remote-hearings-to-unlock-capacity-and-speed-up-justice-for-victims)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 13 October 2026.

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