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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

A framed view of the Scales of Justice (Chris Young/PA) - (PA Archive)

“We just wanted to watch the court, to see what they are doing”, says Tracey Edwards, after she was turned away by security guards and told that magistrates would be making decisions in private that day.

Tracey and her friend Norman had travelled considerable distances to attend Birmingham magistrates court, hoping to watch as utility companies applied for warrants to be able to force their way into homes and businesses to fit pre-paid meters.

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