Lord Chief Justice urges government to act on court backlog and underfunding amid pandemic

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'The consequences of underfunding are coming home to roost,' senior judge says as 1,000 criminal trials added to backlog every month

but social distancing requirements mean that they are being spread across three courtrooms - meaning each court has a third of its normal capacity.One courtroom contains the judge, jury, advocates and defendants, the second is for members of the public and press, and a third is needed for socially-distanced jury deliberations.

 

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