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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Incidents where judges at risk becoming ‘too common’, Lady Chief Justice says

The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr has sent a letter to judges (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

A new “security taskforce” will be established to assess how better to protect judges as incidents putting their safety at risk “are becoming all too common”, the highest-ranking judge in England and Wales has said.

In a letter sent to judges on Monday, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said that in addition to physical incidents, she was also “increasingly concerned” about threats made to judges on social media.

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