Despite these assurances, we concur with a request from the Law Society of England and Wales in its written submission to us for confirmation from MoJ that other data and statistics across the criminal and civil courts are not similarly affected.87 Exemplifying this point, in correspondence to us after the evidence session, HMCTS set out how MoJ’s data relating to the remand population are not accurate enough for MoJ to draw insights from.88

Despite these assurances, we concur with a request from the Law Society of England and Wales in its written submission to us for confirmation from MoJ that other data and statistics across the criminal and civil courts are not similarly affected.87 Exemplifying this point, in correspondence to us after the evidence session, HMCTS set out how MoJ’s data relating to the remand population are not accurate enough for MoJ to draw insights from.88 Type: conclusion | Number: 31 | Response status: accepted Government response: 7.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented: March 2025 7.2 The external assurance review of the process and methods used to produce Crown Court caseload statistics concluded that MoJ can have a significant level of confidence in the Crown Court caseload