Petitions/Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
StatusClosed
Opened18 Dec 2025
Closes18 Jun 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones✓ 10,000

The MoJ plans to remove the right to trial by jury for either-way cases with a likely sentence of three years or less. We believe it is an ancient right allowing us to be judged by our peers and this right must never be lost.

The Magna Carta (1215) states: “No free man shall be taken or imprisoned … except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land”. We believe that losing this right would be to break British Justice completely.

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Government response

More than 90% of criminal cases are already dealt with – fairly – in magistrates’ courts, without a jury. Under the government’s reforms, the most serious cases will continue to be heard by a jury.

Constituency engagement ranking

Daniel Zeichner
1Daniel Zeichner MP
Cambridge
112
James MacCleary
2James MacCleary MP
Lewes
112
Siân Berry
3Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
77
Jayne Kirkham
4Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
71
Dr Simon Opher
5Dr Simon Opher MP
Stroud
67
Ms Diane Abbott
6Ms Diane Abbott MP
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
62
Tulip Siddiq
7Tulip Siddiq MP
Hampstead and Highgate
61
Sir Keir Starmer
8Sir Keir Starmer MP
Holborn and St Pancras
59
Pippa Heylings
9Pippa Heylings MP
South Cambridgeshire
58
Catherine West
10Catherine West MP
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
54
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