Full impact of COVID on justice system emerges

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Full impact of COVID on justice system emerges

Work with offenders looks at the latest published criminal justice statistics.

Date - 23rd August 2021
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

The latest edition of the Ministry of Justice and Office for National Statistics Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly gives a full picture of the impact of the pandemic on our court system. The figures cover the 12 month period ending on 31 March...

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