Black children more likely to be denied bail than white offenders
‘The Met needs to explain this disproportionality or reform,’ campaigner says
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‘The Met needs to explain this disproportionality or reform,’ campaigner says
MoJ data show doubling in proportion of cases being decided in secret by a single magistrate
Push for faster justice to clear backlog means thousands of people are being convicted or fined ‘without any checks and balances’
Police revealed that of the 124,626 fixed penalty notices issued in England and Wales between March 2020 and February 27 this year, 51,353 were not paid within 28 days.
Thousands of Britons face the prospect of having coronavirus lockdown violations remaining on criminal background checks for the next decade.