Courts plan to continue working at full capacity for second year

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and HM Courts and Tribunal Service has announced that the cap on sitting days for the Crown Court has been lifted for a second year, meaning courts will continue to work at full capacity to address the delays that built up over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These measures last year meant that almost 17,000 more days were sat in the Crown Court than the year before the pandemic. The increase in sitting days is one of a host of measures by the government aimed at cutting court backlogs and improving the justice system.