One of London’s crown courts will be shuttered for an extra year thanks to dangerous concrete found in the roof, it has emerged, in a blow to efforts to tackle the criminal case backlog.
Harrow crown court was closed down last August after Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was discovered during upgrade work, and HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) said the closure would last six to nine months.
