Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Efficiency in the criminal justice system inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 7 Mar 2016 Closed: 4 Jan 2018 1 report

Despite some improvements in the management of court cases, around two-thirds of criminal trials do not proceed as planned on the day they are originally scheduled. Delays and aborted hearings create extra work, waste scarce resources and undermine confidence in the justice system. The National Audit Office (NAO) has recently found that although the management …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Efficiency in the criminal justice system HC 72 27 May 2016 0

Oral evidence sessions

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Date Witnesses
17 Mar 2016 Session View ↗