Petition · past parliament
Keep Jury Trials - do not suspend them as proposed.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not pass legislation to remove jury trials as proposed.
(This is being proposed to reduce backlog)
(This is being proposed to reduce backlog)
Simon Davis, Law Society president said “that to interfere with such a bedrock of the criminal justice system was an extreme measure that required extreme justification.”
I think this will disproportionately affect minorities who are not represented in the judiciary
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legislation-to-abolish-some-jury-trials-could-be-passed-within-weeks/5104739.article
I think this will disproportionately affect minorities who are not represented in the judiciary
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legislation-to-abolish-some-jury-trials-could-be-passed-within-weeks/5104739.article
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.