Government must demonstrate it can 'expand capacity' in magistrates' court, Justice Committee cautions

Magistrates' courts can't fix our justice deadlock

Despite the fanfare about Burnham saving jury trials, the core of Starmer and Lammy's proposals remain

Government must demonstrate it can 'expand capacity' in magistrates' court, Justice Committee cautions

The Justice Committee has welcomed the government’s decision to roll back on jury reforms, but has issued new warnings over the burden being placed on magistrates’ courts, saying planned recruitment of magistrates is “unrealistic”. Last week Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government confirmed it has mostly scrapped plans to remove juries tabled by Sie Keir Starmer’s …