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Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

10.04.2026 17:59 | The Guardian World

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trialsLabour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for sexual offences with fixed dates for trial.While those behind the amendment want to block the wider plan to stop thousands of cases being potentially eligible for jury trials, a measure ministers insist is needed to cut court backlogs, they say the specialist courts alone could still solve much of the problem. Continue reading...

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