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Deaf people requiring the use of a sign language interpreter will be allowed to take part in jury service for the first time, Ministers announced today (9 March 2021).
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021).
Rooms form part of HMCTS commitment to open 60 Nightingale courtrooms by the end of March.
The new, digital system – designed to enable the criminal justice system to use, manage and share case information much more effectively – is now live in at criminal courts in Guildford and Staines.
Material can now be disclosed on the Digital Case System
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association, Criminal Law Solicitors Association and Crown Prosecution Service join fast-track entry to HMCTS buildings.
Efforts to deliver speedier justice have been stepped up today (17 February 2021) with the announcement of 14 more temporary courtrooms and a first ‘super courtroom’ to hear large, complex cases.
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
Scammers using Royal Courts of Justice telephone numbers to demand tax payments.
Builder receives suspended sentence after breaching his disqualification and illegitimately managing three building companies in Staffordshire.
A ‘Nightingale court’ has opened in Taunton, joining the national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the criminal justice system.
A Bradford man pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court to working without a licence as a door supervisor at a Bradford nightclub.
The contribution made by HMCTS staff to keep the justice system running during the COVID-19 pandemic has been recognised by the Queen.
New system will replace Clickshare for use in presenting multi-media evidence in court.
The custom-built digital case management system – delivering smarter and more efficient secure access to criminal case information – is now live in Bristol courts.
Leicester clothing manufacturer jailed for six months after failing to provide adequate company accounting records.
HMCTS is running a pilot trial for the rapid testing of Covid-19 among court users at Manchester Civil Justice Centre (CJC).
Ormskirk security man was prosecuted for a second time at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court after being found working illegally at Accrington’s The Berkley Club.
Two new ‘Nightingale courts’ in Cirencester and Stafford have begun hearing cases this week, as part of a government move to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system.
A Lancashire company director who provided unlicensed security staff to a school was last Wednesday (20 January) handed a 32-week jail term suspended for 12 months at Preston Magistrates' Court.
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