Justice delayed
Plans to speed up Crown Court trials face significant challenges
Government plans to cut the backlog of more than 73,000 cases awaiting trial in the Crown Court are facing significant challenges, it emerged last week. A justice minister disclosed that more lay magistrates will be needed in England and Wales than are currently being recruited. And a senior KC questioned the effectiveness of a major reform that ministers are now considering.
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