US EditionCourt System at 'Brink of Collapse', Former Senior Judge Warns
Sir Brian Leveson urges a unified response with 130 reforms to prevent UK court backlogs from reaching 100,000 cases, warning delays could extend to 2030.
- Sir Brian Leveson warned the court system 'stands on the brink of collapse' and recommended 130 reforms including wider video hearings and AI tools.
- Long-Term funding cuts and staffing shifts mean 2010s spending cuts on courts, judges and barristers, plus the pandemic, lawyers quitting criminal work, police recruitment, and prisons delays worsened the backlog.
- The 800-page report catalogues failures and calls for appointing a dedicated criminal justice adviser reporting to the prime minister to coordinate reforms.
- On track to hit 100,000 cases by next year, victims and witnesses face multi-year waits as some suspects are told cases won't be dealt with until 2030, harming confidence.
- Leveson insisted there must be no 'pick and mix' approach and all agencies should act quickly because 'one thing we do not have is the luxury of great time'; his two reports were commissioned by ministers to tackle record backlogs including 79,619 cases last September.
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The Independent (US)Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’
Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full
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Must not replace human judgement As criminal courts buckle under sustained pressure, an independent review has urged the adoption of AI to improve efficiency and reduce mounting backlogs. The second part of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, the first of which was published last July, focuses on improving the efficiency of the courts system in order to tackle the backlog which has been plaguing the courts system for y…
Justice shake-up proposed by former senior judge to tackle courts crisis
The Prime Minister should take charge of the courts crisis in a radical shake-up of the criminal justice system, a retired senior judge has recommended. Sir Brian Leveson was charged by the Government last year with conducting an independent review of the justice system, as prisons reaching maximum capacity and court backlogs spiralled. Delivering his second set of findings on Wednesday, the retired Court of Appeal judge concluded a new post of …
Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’ – UK Times
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A retired senior judge has urged the Prime Minister to take direct leadership over the escalating crisis within the UK’s courts system and has pushed for a radical transformation of the criminal justice system. Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government last year to c…
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