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Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courts

Justice secretary David Lammy has announced one of the most significant changes to criminal justice in England and Wales in decades, by scrapping the use of jury trials for most offences that carry a likely jail sentence of less than three years.

The Conversation

Is David Lammy persuaded by his own jury trials proposal? Not sure. But he said it anyway

Investment was not enough to save the courts, said the justice secretary. At least, not the amounts he was prepared to put in

The Guardian - UK

Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against

Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges

The Guardian - UK

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Lammy’s jury trial plans are ‘massive mistake’, say Labour MPs and peers

Only cases such as murder and rape or offences carrying sentence longer than three years would face jury under plans

The Guardian - UK

Artist caught up in row over Foreign Office queen portrait speaks out

Larry Achiampong, whose ‘pan-African colours’ replaced picture of former monarch, calls angle of some media coverage deeply problematic

The Guardian - UK

Jury trials to be axed for crimes with sentences under three years as 'swift court' plans announced

David Lammy told the House of Commons the plan for jury-free trials will take time to implement

Evening Standard

Juries to be scrapped in thousands of cases, David Lammy confirms

The justice secretary outlined ‘bold but necessary’ reforms including removing juries in cases that could have a jail sentence of three years or less

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Jury trials to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

The crown court backlog currently is at a record level of more than 78,000 cases.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Lammy addresses Parliament after more prisoners mistakenly freed

Watch live as David Lammy addresses the House of Commons on Tuesday (2 December) after confirming that 12 more prisoners have been released in error over the last three weeks.

The Independent UK

David Lammy tells of ‘traumatic’ racial abuse in youth after Farage allegations

Deputy PM contrasts apologies from former classmates to Reform UK leader’s response to claims against him

The Guardian - UK

Mobile phone thieves shouldn't be able to delay rape cases by demanding trial by jury, suggests David Lammy

The Justice Secretary was unveiling reforms to deal with a ‘courts emergency’

Evening Standard

Lammy says jury trials ‘fundamental’ ahead of expected reforms to limit them

Mr Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the courts system including recommendations from Sir Brian Leveson.

Evening Standard

Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large but overall ‘trend is downwards’

The Guardian - UK

Twelve prisoners mistakenly freed in past month and two still at large – Lammy

Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

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The Guardian - UK

MPs launch inquiry into Andrew’s lease arrangements at Royal Lodge – as it happened

Justice secretary expected to pull back from plans to reserve jury trials from only the most serious cases

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy expected to water down plans to scrap most jury trials

Justice secretary suggests he will stick to Leveson’s recommended three-year sentence threshold in England and Wales, after ‘cabinet feedback’

Evening Standard

Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

The Independent UK

David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released

Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirms

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The Independent UK

Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’

David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy lambasts ‘courts emergency’ as he prepares to face MPs over plans to slash jury trials

Justice secretary expected to announce plans to tackle backlog of cases as he says system has been pushed to brink of collapse

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer's former barrister chambers 'firmly opposed' to government's jury axe plans

Keir Starmer helped to set up Doughty Street when he was a human rights barrister

The Independent UK

David Lammy set to unveil major reforms to UK justice system this week

Reports have suggested that jury trials will be significantly restricted if Lammy’s proposed changes go through

The Guardian - UK

Juries make baffling, flawed, human decisions. That’s why we must keep them

David Lammy’s plans for justice on the cheap risk cutting the public out of the legal system – which will only hit confidence even more, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy is right to slash the use of juries – it’s an open-and-shut case

Barristers and criminals may not like the idea, but it’s key to reforming the antiquated and overloaded justice system, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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