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Some magistrates' courts will "drastically" reduce sittings because of a lack of legal staff, according to a leaked memo seen by the BBC. ... Record court backlog as victims wait years for justice.
The backlog at crown courts in England and Wales continues to “spiral out of control” as it hit a new record high, with more than 64,000 trials not yet resolved, official figures show.. Data ...
The prison population has ballooned in recent decades as a result of tougher sentences and court backlogs. ... said the government's plan should try to reduce the number of people in prison to a ...
A Nightingale Court is a temporary court in England and Wales established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.In July 2020, Robert Buckland, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Justice, announced that ten temporary courts would be established in venues across England and Wales, including a medieval chamber and at the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, saying that they would help ...
Additionally, Constance was tasked with reducing the court backlog created by the government restrictions introduced to mitigate Covid–19, work with both the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland to deliver a sustainable budget, conduct collaboration between Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to "further drive ...
In April 2024, the world's first Sikh court was established by Sikh lawyers in the 15th-century Old Hall at Lincoln's Inn, London.The court aims to provide an alternative forum for dispute resolution for UK-based Sikhs involved in family and civil disputes, operating on a mediation-arbitration framework in tandem with the UK courts to alleviate backlogs and offer culturally informed judgments.
The Government’s target of cutting the crown court backlog is “no longer achievable”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said the Ministry ...
Diverting cases from the criminal courts will be considered as part of “radical” steps to tackle the backlog “crisis,” the head of a major justice review has said.