Justice: What justice?
The tax cuts yesterday could have been better invested in our declining public services rather than the eye watering council tax rises that most are now saddled with.
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The justice system, a fundamental public service has been given some investment but not enough to keep us safe and our society just and prosperous. Instead, there has been no significant funding boost in the budget for legal aid, no end to the forever-growing court backlogs, no end to victims, witnesses, and defendants waiting years to have their case heard, for families waiting for financial relief, for children to know with whom they will live, and for companies to recover monies they are owed. Confidence in our courts is at an all-time low.
An opportunity has been missed to properly invest in and fund this vital public service, the fourth emergency service, the justice system. A failure to significantly invest in the justice system is not without consequences for the outcomes people want and need.
Without adequate funding and resources, access to justice remains the privilege of the few and out of reach for the many when faced with life-changing legal issues. #springbudget #accesstojustice #justicesystem
Source: http://I. Stephanie Boyce
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