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Court delays cause injustice

Court delays cause injustice

MPs say government must invest more in “creaking” system

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Joshua Rozenberg
Apr 27, 2022
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“Delays in the Crown Court have reached a point where they are causing significant injustice,” the Commons justice committee says in a report published this morning. The government had made a mistake in 2019 when it reduced the number of days that judges were allowed to sit, the committee added.

To improve the situation, say MPs, there needs to be a long…

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