Figures represent the sixth consecutive monthly increase,^† as waiting times rise for plaintiffs and defendants:^1
>Data published on Thursday by HM Courts and Tribunals Service shows 64,015 crown court cases were open in July, up by 402 compared to June – and 4,654 higher than the same time last year.
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Figures represent the sixth consecutive monthly increase,^† as waiting times rise for plaintiffs and defendants:^1
>Data published on Thursday by HM Courts and Tribunals Service shows 64,015 crown court cases were open in July, up by 402 compared to June – and 4,654 higher than the same time last year.
^1 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/court-backlog-record-high-england-b2411465.html
^† *Statistical data set*, https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/hmcts-management-information-july-2023
Justice delayed is justice denied.
“at least 150 people had been kept on remand for five years or more” These are people who are technically not guilty at the moment.