British crown court backlog hits record level

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2025-09-25

London (PA Media/dpa) - The crown court backlog in England and Wales has risen to a record level. Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 78,329 at the end of June, up 2% from 76,957 at the end of March, when the backlog passed 75,000 for the first time. It is also up 10% from 70,893 a year earlier, according to Ministry of Justice figures. Some 19,164 cases had been open for at least a year at the end of June, up 17% from 16,378......

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