Lord Chancellor response to the Independent Review of Criminal Courts

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 00:01

In response to Sir Brian Leveson's Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, the Lord Chancellor has said the following... Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said:  “This Government inherited a justice system in crisis. The court backlog was at record levels and rising, and victims were paying the price – waiting years to see their offender brought to justice. “I have already lifted courts funding to record levels, funding 4,000 more court...Request free trial