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Tristan Kirk

‘Crumbling’ criminal justice system hampered by £1bn repair bill and lack of judges - MPs

Ministry of Justice

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MPs have demanded a plan from government to tackle a £1 billion court maintenance backlog and a lack of judges which are hampering the criminal justice recovery.

Courthouses have been left in a “poor condition” thanks to years of underfunding, the House of Commons Justice Select Committee said, after the Lord Chief Justice branded some buildings “an embarrassment”.

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