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Lorraine Barwell
Serco has pleaded not guilty to breaching health and safety at work laws after a guard was killed by a prisoner she was escorting.
Lawyers acting for security company told Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday that it denies one count of failing to ensure that staff were not exposed to risks to their health, safety and welfare.
Prosecutor Natasha Hausdorff said this failure had led to the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell while she was on duty at Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.
Humphrey Burke was found by an Old Bailey jury to have killed Serco custody officer Lorraine Barwell (Metropolitan Police/PA)
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Court sitting hours could be extended to help clear Covid cases backlog By PA News
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Courts could be made to open for longer in order to help clear the backlog of cases built up during the pandemic, a minister has said.
It comes after a report by four top inspectors in the criminal justice system warned of their âgrave concernsâ about the situation.
Justin Russell, chief inspector of probation, Sir Thomas Winsor, chief inspector of constabulary, Charlie Taylor, chief inspector of prisons, and Kevin McGinty, chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), issued the warning ahead of being questioned by the Commons Justice Select Committee on Tuesday.
THE Ministry of Justice is considering opening courts for longer to help clear the backlog of cases built up during the pandemic, a minister has said. Responding to an urgent question, justice minister Chris Philp told the Commons that 20,000 remote hearings a week are now taking place in crown courts and magistrates’ courts. He said: “In the first lockdown, and as these measures have been put into place, backlogs have understandably developed. This has been the case across the world. But the fruits of our labours are now being seen.” Mr Philp added: “We will not rest, we are adding more courtrooms, further increasing remote hearings and examining options for longer operating hours.”