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Some court custody areas not fit for purpose, report finds

Custody areas in some courthouses in Northern Ireland are not fit for purpose, a new report has found. The report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) identified that while there had been significant investment by the Northern ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Omicron led to increased court adjournments in January

The Omicron wave of coronavirus led to an increased number of adjournments in Scottish courts last month. The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) said fewer court days were planned during early January and the requirement for ...

22 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Virtual courts should be set up for domestic abuse cases, says report

Specialist online courts should be set up to deal with domestic abuse cases, a report has recommended. The Virtual Trials National Project Board said that creating such courts could increase protection and reduce trauma for ...

21 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Barristers vote to go on strike in fresh blow for beleaguered court system

Barristers have voted to go on strike in a row over legal aid funding. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents barristers in England and Wales, said several days of court walkouts will begin from next week. ...

20 Jun 2022 at 14:54

Strike vote by courts staff

Courts staff have voted to strike in a dispute over a new case management system. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said its members working as legal advisers and court associates in magistrates’ courts in ...

11 Aug 2022 at 20:32

Scotland

Criminals only pay up on 5% of confiscation orders imposed in April to June

Criminals have only handed over a fraction of the cash they have been ordered to by the courts in confiscation orders, figures have revealed. While orders with a value of £1,579,000 were imposed on criminals in the ...

01 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

People warned to pay fines after Porsche driver’s car clamped

The courts service has warned people not to ignore fines after a drink-driver who failed to pay a penalty saw his Porsche sports car clamped by enforcement officers. The 38-year-old, from Falkirk, was disqualified ...

17 Nov 2022 at 18:29

Scotland

Warning of three-year waits for trials without extra cash for Scotland’s courts

Failing to increase the cash available to Scotland’s courts could lead to waits of more than three years for the most serious cases to come to trial, MSPs have been warned. Malcolm Graham, chief executive of the ...

06 Nov 2024 at 18:01

More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed. Northern Rail, which covers large swathes of northern England, brought 28,631 prosecutions against passengers ...

28 Nov 2024 at 13:19

Alleged data breaches into Nottingham triple killer case ‘an utter disgrace’

Alleged data breaches by government agency staff into triple killer Valdo Calocane’s case have been branded “an utter disgrace” by the mother of one of the attacker’s victims. University students Barnaby ...

21 Dec 2024 at 15:57

Scotland

Pilot scheme to resolve domestic abuse cases early is extended to Glasgow

A pilot scheme which aims to resolve domestic abuse cases early has been extended to Scotland’s busiest court to assess how it can be scaled up to a national level. Justice Secretary Angela Constance ...

01 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Emma Caldwell murderer lodges bid to appeal against conviction and sentence

A serial rapist who was sentenced to life for the murder of Emma Caldwell is planning to appeal against his conviction and sentence, court officials have said. Iain Packer, 51, was jailed for life ...

06 Mar 2024 at 13:35

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