Family s distress as coroners left with unmangeable workload in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council are working on sorting the problem out
04:00, 4 JUN 2021
Updated
Nottingham Coroners Court.
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Coroners in Nottingham are dealing with more than three times the amount of cases they should be with the service described as unmanageable.
4 June 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Thank you very much for those kind words and let me say how grateful I am to the Law Society for hosting this event today. I want to echo the spirit of collaboration touched upon by the President there, which I am convinced will be crucial to the recovery of our justice system. I hope that solicitors and indeed legal professionals of all disciplines know that, as their Lord Chancellor, my door is always open to them.
It is a particular pleasure to be in this room where many years ago I saw my own brother admitted as a solicitor and only a stone’s throw from where I was admitted to the Bar – so I feel very at home here.
The Lord Chancellor spoke at the Law Society to thank the hidden heroes who kept justice moving during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined his plans for recovering the system, as well as propelling it towards a better future.
The move confirmed to Spence the need for alternative, accessible spaces for artists and the growing demand for places like Yard, the art-house created by MAIA that opened its doors in April.
âThereâs a massive intersection between the communities who have been most harmed by the Ministry of Justice and the criminal justice system more broadly, and the communities the Birmingham Rep had the intention of engaging and reaching out to,â said Spence, adding that people of colour, disabled, LGBTQ+ and working-class communities are those most marginalised by the move.
The Rep has since said the impact of the âdifficult decisionâ made to secure the future of the theatre during Covid âhas been greater than we could have imaginedâ and has apologised to those hurt by the announcement, which saw court cases carried out at the venue from December 2020 to June 2021.