Record high crown court backlog tops 80,000 cases

There were 80,203 outstanding cases at the end of last year, up 8% on the 74,106 recorded in the previous 12 months, Ministry of Justice figures show.

Record high crown court backlog tops 80,000 cases
There were 80,203 outstanding cases at the end of last year, up 8% on the 74,106 recorded in the previous 12 months, Ministry of Justice figures show.