MoJ urged to rethink approach to courts backlog

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MoJ urged to rethink approach to courts backlog

The Ministry of Justice is under pressure to rethink its answer to the courts backlog from COVID-19.

Justice in action? PCCs and victims' commissioner have challenged the MoJ

Date - 22nd February 2021
By - Chris Smith

The Ministry of Justice’s decision to open 14 Nightingale courts was followed by warnings that more needed to be done. Temporary courts will be set up at hotels and conference venues in Manchester, London and Birmingham to ease a backlog of...

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Victims' Commissioner says culture change needed to support victims

A new law is needed to give more rights to victims of crime and a "change of culture" is "long overdue" the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales has said.

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