By David Young-
A woeful lack of investment in the British Justice System has led to the poor state of court buildings across England and Wales.” Underfunding from the government is denying us our children, and businesses, a vital public service, Law President Richard Atkinson said today.
The damning verdict comes following claims from multiple solicitors who say they have experienced adjournments to court cases because of the state of court buildings, including Maggots in court premises. Their claims following a survey conducted by the Law Society is only a snippet of the wider problems facing the courts today.
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In a press release last year, the Ministry Of Justice admitted that the ambitions to reduce court backlogs by March 2025 were unattainable, with reference made to the condition of court rooms not being fit for purpose being a barrier to reducing the backlog. Its report said that due to the introduction of Nightingdale court rooms, it no longer viewed court room capacity to be a constraint on case disposals. This leaves other consequences of under investment as the main reason for backlogs
Other disturbing examples cited by solicitors like the failure to get one hour hearing for more than six months in the family court are quite shocking. The British government ought to appreciate the need for adequate investment in the justice system.
The Criminal Justice Board (CJB) is expected to improve the efficiency of the court process and reduce backlogs by exploring how resilience and agility can be established within the system to ensure cases are not unduly held up.
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