Court backlogs hit highest ever levels

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Court backlogs hit highest ever levels

The criminal justice system is in reverse according to the latest criminal court statistics.

Date - 2nd October 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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Last week’s (28 September, 2023) Criminal Court statistics covering the state of play to the 30th June this year make from grim reading. The Government has made little progress in reducing the court backlogs since the end of the pandemic but...

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