Delays likely to disproportionately affect black and minority ethnic young people, says Lords committee
The backlog of crown court cases in England and Wales has reached “crisis levels”, with the increased remand population likely to disproportionately impact children and young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, a parliamentary committee has warned.
In a damning report published on Tuesday, the House of Lords constitution committee said funding cuts had already left courts and tribunals struggling going into the Covid-19 pandemic and were exacerbated by a “regrettable” failure to plan for such a threat.
