Report says court backlog is unmanageable and 'harming victims'

There's a warning today the backlog in the courtrooms of England and Wales is "actively harming victims", with 73,105 outstanding criminal cases waiting to be dealt. Research by the Victims' Commissioner found almost half of victims of alleged crimes have had their crown court trial dates rescheduled at least once. In response to the findings, the Ministry of Justice said it's increased the number of court sittings to their highest in a decade, and will continue to do so until the justice system "fully protects victims". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/court-backlog-at-unmanageable-levels-says-report-as-victims-suffer-from-poor-mental-health-in-wait-for-trials-13321354 #skynews #courts #trial #uk #crime SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales