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UK minister insists courts backlog will fall despite jury trial U-turn
Original: Courts backlog will still fall despite scrapping plans to curb jury trials, Alex Norris insists
Courts minister Alex Norris says the crown court backlog will still come down despite the government dropping plans to limit jury trials for some cases. The proposals, introduced last year by then justice secretary David Lammy, aimed to ease pressure on the overloaded court system. Norris's insistence is drawing scrutiny over whether the record backlog can actually be reduced without restricting jury trials.
Why now: The government has scrapped a controversial plan to curb jury trials, raising questions about how the record courts backlog will be tackled.
Alex NorrisDavid LammyUK Ministry of Justicecrown courts
Evidence
- Courts backlog will still fall despite scrapping plans to curb jury trials, Alex Norris insists · BBC News
Proposals to limit jury trials were first introduced by former justice secretary David Lammy last year.
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