Petition · past parliament
Stop the government from replacing juries and delivering fair justice
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The gvt has had since March to identify 'Nightingale' courts to make jury trial workable. It has done nothing &let the backlog grow.
Now it will say that there is no choice but to replace juries - lie.
Now it will say that there is no choice but to replace juries - lie.
The court backlog was caused by govt cuts, not Covid
We had a bigger backlog in 2014 and nobody suggested abolishing juries
Any decision to replace juries with judges & magistrates would be in the interests of government, not justice.
41,000 cases is unacceptable. Our reaction shouldn't be tearing up the right to jury trial, and replacing it with trial by a single judge and two magistrates. Action means resourcing the system properly, re-opening courts, sourcing alternative venues.
We had a bigger backlog in 2014 and nobody suggested abolishing juries
Any decision to replace juries with judges & magistrates would be in the interests of government, not justice.
41,000 cases is unacceptable. Our reaction shouldn't be tearing up the right to jury trial, and replacing it with trial by a single judge and two magistrates. Action means resourcing the system properly, re-opening courts, sourcing alternative venues.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.