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Bradford Crown Court backlog of cases | Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Bradford Crown Court’s growing backlog of cases is down to years of chronic underfunding as well as the coronavirus pandemic, a leading local barrister said today. Stephen Wood QC, head of the city’s Broadway House Chambers Criminal Team, was responding to news that the crown court had 920 outstanding cases at the end of December. This was an increase of 6.2% from the end of September and 27.1% at the end of 2019, when there were 724. A Parliamentary report has warned that the pandemic has left the courts system in England and Wales in crisis with a backlog of cases that will take years to clear.

Reading Crown Court faces bulging backlog of cases

The Scales of Justice on top of the Old Bailey, London. READING Crown Court is facing an increasing backlog of cases, figures show. A Parliamentary report has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has left the courts system in England and Wales in “crisis”, with a backlog of cases that will take years to clear. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show that Reading Crown Court had 636 outstanding cases at the end of December. This was an increase of 6.9 per cent from the end of September and 21.6 per cent at the end of 2019, when there were 523. The Lords Constitution Committee has urged the government to set out urgent plans, including new funding, to stop public confidence in the justice system being undermined.

Covid contributes to backlog in cases at Isle of Wight Crown Court

Covid has had an impact on court cases. Covid has led to an increasing backlog of cases at the Isle of Wight Crown Court, figures show. A parliamentary report has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has left the courts system in England and Wales in crisis, with a backlog of cases that will take years to clear. Ministry of Justice figures show that the crown court in Newport had 104 outstanding cases at the end of December. This was an increase of six from the end of September and 31 more than at the end of 2019, when there were 73. Recently, three men were spared jail, partly because their case had taken so long to get to court due to the pandemic.

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