The criminal justice system is facing a severe backlog, with a record number of outstanding cases in the UK. The backlog is growing rapidly, with estimates projecting up to 78,000 cases by December 2024. The impact of Covid-19 has exacerbated wait times for sexual offence prosecutions, with small claims taking over a year to reach trial.
đ Small claims are taking more than a year (54 weeks) to reach trial. We tell @Law360 (ÂŁ) about rising backlogs in the county courts and urge the next government to prioritise our justice system and courts. https://t.co/SQ9E7X3vY0 https://t.co/5iLGARHwGK
Covid-19 had devastating impact on wait times for sexual offence prosecutions, judges say https://t.co/CS2Pbo1r6i
Prosecutors+defence counsel are working to 100% of their capacity But backlog is growing over 800 per month As measured by @MoJGovUK as âoutstanding caseloadâ is likely in June 2024 to be 72,500 On course for up to 78,000 by December 2024 For first 4 months of 2024, Crown⊠https://t.co/hcQgO2r1HH https://t.co/7MXbzGnnks
official backlog measured by @MoJGovUK as âoutstanding casesâ will be for April 2024 around 71,000 todayâs provisional @HMCTSgovuk April âopen caseloadâ backlog is yes a record 68,125 but it records December 2023 as 64,390 @MoJGovUK records December 2023 as 67,573 - 3,000 more https://t.co/uBtBOLw5h0 https://t.co/SBYXnfbQO8
My @tortoise piece today on the shredding of the criminal justice system, where a rape complainant today could wait till 2029 for a trial. âLabour pledges new courts for sexual assault trials â but where are the judges? âŠ@BarristerSecretâ© https://t.co/3rFQ7hwWTY