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. At...

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...