The #BarCouncil is calling for a ‘whole system’ review of #criminaljustice. @thebarcouncil

The Bar Council is calling for a ‘whole system’ review of criminal justice

  • the system can no longer operate in crisis mode. Read our full statement and submission

to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry on reducing the Criminal Courts backlog

https://bit.ly/3wVr3Ge

Before a faded image of a Crown Court building is Sam Townend KC, Bar Council Chair's quote in navy. There are large white quotation marks in the top left and bottom right hand corners. The quote reads: "The criminal justice system can no longer operate in crisis mode, lurching from one emergency measure to another, week after week. Sticking plasters will not cut it, a wholesale policy refresh and investment in the whole justice system is needed now."

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