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...
The cap on sitting days has been lifted for the second year running with courts expected to continue working at full capacity.
The Ministry of Justice has said that the move will speed up the justice system to help reduce the backlog of cases, which...
Criminal barristers have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in protest over legal aid funding.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA)'s ballot saw 94 per cent of votes in favour of refusing to accept returns from 11 April. This is when a barrister steps in to...
The lord chief justice has suggested that crown court hearings should be conducted remotely where it's lawful and in the interests of justice.
Lord Burnett said hearings involving legal arguments, as well as bail applications, custody time limit extensions, uncontested applications under the Proceeds of...
Victims, witnesses and defendants are facing even longer delays to access justice, according to a new report.
Official criminal court statistics for July to September last year, reveal that the time from offence to the case being resolved at the crown court continues to rise.
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Magistrates will soon be able to double the maximum prison sentence they hand down, in a bid to reduce the crown court backlog.
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab announced the changes for the sentences and said that magistrates will also be able to sentence serious cases...
