The number of people being held on remand awaiting trial in England and Wales has risen to 14,507, the highest it has been for 50 years and a jump of 44 percent in 18 months, according to a committee of MPs. The backlog of trials caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s barristers’ strike…
Record 14,507 People Being Held on Remand in England and Wales During Court Backlog, Say MPs
Custody Time Limits Under Pressure as Striking Criminal Barristers Offer to Negotiate
The new justice secretary, Brandon Lewis, has been implored by striking barristers to negotiate with them over pay as the industrial action delays more trials and increases daily the size of the prison population in England and Wales. The Howard League for Penal Reform said there are currently more than 81,000 people being held in…
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