Justice delayed is justice denied Prime minister WIlliam Gladstone as soon as stated. New figures revealed by Newsnight shed extra mild on the prolonged waits for some earlier than circumstances end. Greater than 300 crown courtroom circumstances in England and Wales have been ready 4 years or longer to succeed in a conclusion, and almost 200 circumstances have been caught within the system over six years.
For an alleged sufferer and for a defendant – it could possibly imply their lives are basically in limbo – though the federal government says in an announcement that that the ‘common prosecution is now accomplished inside 10 months and falling’.
Why is it taking so lengthy for a case to return to trial and what does it inform us about the best way the federal government has managed the prison justice system by means of austerity, the pandemic and a barristers’ strike?
Newsnight’s UK Editor Sima Kotecha reviews.
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