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Court sitting day limit lifted again

Courts will continue to work at full capacity as the cap on sitting days is lifted for a second financial year.

Court sitting day limit lifted again

Date - 21st April 2022
By - Cachella Smith
Last year, 17,000 more days were sat in the Crown Court than in the year prior to the pandemic.  The government has now announced that the cap will also be lifted for the coming financial year as courts struggle with the backlog of cases left...
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