David Lammy announced, jury trials are to be scrapped for defendants facing sentences of three years or less and will be replaced with a single judge.
Speaking to Sky News, Justice Minister Sarah Sackman MP says these reforms are about “swifter justice for victims”.
She says: “We’ve inherited these rising backlogs, the delays are getting worse and worse. We have a mountain to climb and that’s why the radical action plan we’re setting out today is so desperately needed.”
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