Richard Lomax and Alasdair Darroch respond to a suggestion from the Magistrates Association to clear the backlog of crown court casesBev Higgs, national chair of the Magistrates Association, is right to suggest reforms are needed to fix the criminal ju…
Sentences for violent and sexual crimes fall sharply in England and Wales
MoJ report also shows pandemic led to huge drop in number of people dealt with by criminal justice systemAverage sentence lengths for violent and sexual offences in England and Wales fell steeply last year as the Covid pandemic also led to a huge slowd…