Specialist courts should be set up to clear huge backlog of rape cases, watchdog demands Watchdogs said specialist rape courts should be put in place to tackle backlog This comes following a shocking report which exposed victims’ ordeals Some interviewed said appearing
Rape trials are being delayed or abandoned because police are taking more than a year to examine potentially key mobile phones for evidence with nearly 6,000 cases waiting to be inspected. Significantly in some scenarios, the delays go on for so long
Backlog of court ‘fines’ and charges owed by criminals to compensate victims rises to £1.2billion in five years, analysis shows Total amount of outstanding payments, £1.2bn, includes £780m in court fines Debt from compensation orders has risen 22 per cent to £80million
It will take five years for some hospitals to catch up with the backlog of patient care caused by the pandemic, NHS trusts warned yesterday. It is the worst backlog for 20 years, according to NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospitals and