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Courts and Tribunals Bill

Reforms criminal courts by removing defendants' right to elect Crown Court trial, allowing judge-only trials for complex cases, increasing magistrates' sentencing powers, and removing the statutory presumption of parental involvement in Children Act decisions.

A Bill to Make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption relating to the involvement of parents in the life of a child; and for connected purposes.

Status: In Progress

Current House: Commons

Stage: Bill reintroduced

Sponsored by: Mr David Lammy

Introduced: 2026-02-25