A damning report from the Chief Inspectors of Police, Criminal Prosecution Service (CPS), Probation and Prisons has been released, revealing the impact of the pandemic on the system. The joint report by the four HM Chief Inspectors highlights the impact of crown court delays on...

If timely access to justice for victims, witnesses and defendants is to be ensured, there can be no more hold-ups in criminal legal aid investment, warns the Law Society of England and Wales. Sir Christopher Bellamy, chair of the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid,...