Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
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Judicial capacity identified as the most pressing constraint on the court system.
Conclusion
When the number of staff and judges falls more sharply than the overall caseload, there are bound to be capacity issues in the courts. Even if the number of cases falls more quickly than the number of staff, reducing judicial and staff capacity creates a risk when there is always a possibility that the number of cases will increase again. As discussed later in this Report, at present, judicial capacity is the most pressing constraint on the capacity of the courts.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government stated that the existing Better Case Management framework sets reasonable timeframes for Crown Court cases and committed to continuing to improve the CJS Delivery Data Dashboard for monitoring timeliness, but offered no new specific actions for increasing capacity.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 7 July 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗