With a staggering backlog of over 75,000 cases, this episode explores findings of the recently published Leveson Report - an Independent Review of the Criminal Courts.

From the necessity of increased funding to the implications of reclassifying offences, this episode is a comprehensive analysis that will leave you more informed about the current plans for change. Whilst we will have to wait to see what legislation the Government brings forward, the Review gives an excellent insight into where thinking may be going.

Hear about the intricacies of the Independent Review carried out by the former President of the Queen’s Bench Division, Court of Appeal Judge and Head of Criminal Justice, Sir Brian Leveson. We discuss the pros and cons of a new cautioning regime aimed at easing court burdens, explore how realigning legal structures with youth diversion tactics could foster restorative justice, the potential for legislative amendments, such as reclassifying either-way offences and the impact on hard-pressed legal aid firms, highlighting the need for systemic reform.

With ideas around structural reforms aimed at optimising courtroom efficiency - from innovative uses of magistrates' courtrooms to revisiting appeal rights - all to ensure a fairer, more effective justice system, this episode considers the challenges to status quo and spotlights the potential future of criminal justice reform. Most importantly, it deals with the challenge to the right to trial by jury, a right held dear by so many.

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Review:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c583a868a61757838d2196/independent-sentencing-review-part-1-report.pdf