The government projections don’t disaggregate the contributions made by more money and their “structural reforms”. And supposing the reforms get through unscathed, it will be impossible to disaggregate the contributions of those to any real-world reduction, too.
For me that makes this a policy with no rational basis. The hunch that axing jury trials will cut the backlog is plausible, but I don’t see it can be more than a hunch.
I hope Joshua and other commentators can dig into the modelling, especially since this graph is the first time we’ve seen any at all - only after the policy has been decided.
I suspect there will be more such information published alongside the bill later today. Search for "Courts and Tribunals Bill" on this page: https://bills.parliament.uk
The government projections don’t disaggregate the contributions made by more money and their “structural reforms”. And supposing the reforms get through unscathed, it will be impossible to disaggregate the contributions of those to any real-world reduction, too.
For me that makes this a policy with no rational basis. The hunch that axing jury trials will cut the backlog is plausible, but I don’t see it can be more than a hunch.
I hope Joshua and other commentators can dig into the modelling, especially since this graph is the first time we’ve seen any at all - only after the policy has been decided.
I suspect there will be more such information published alongside the bill later today. Search for "Courts and Tribunals Bill" on this page: https://bills.parliament.uk
Dear Lord Chancellor
Without radical legislative reforms, you could cut waiting lists for Crown Court trials immediately, by -
* Mandatory plea and case management hearings (on remote platform) in every case;
Submissions in the absence of the jury after court hours (4.30 pm onwards)
Start hearings at 9.30 and end at 4.30 every sitting day
Increase number of Recorders