Crown court backlog: Record number of cases waiting more than year to be heard
- Posted on September 24, 2026
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Crown court backlog: Record number of cases waiting more than year to be heard
Figures from the Ministry of Justice show more than 80,000 outstanding cases by the end of June, including some 23,706 waiting for more than a year.
