Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 21
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Case complexity, administrative landscape, and staff shortages contribute to London court delays.
Conclusion
MoJ and HMCTS told us that cases can take longer in London partly because there are more complicated cases, often with international dimensions. There is also a complicated administrative landscape with 33 different local authorities all doing things differently.44 HMCTS and Cafcass added that shortages in district judges and social workers, especially in London and the Southeast, are particular pinch points.45