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Anybody been to court in this heatwave? Anyone felt the cold blast of AC or cool breezes blowing in? No? In cell blocks or con rooms let alone courtroom.No?Then ask
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#IAmNotACat the US zoom clip & recent CVP cat appearance has made me think that the criminal justice system is being used as light relief during the pandemic ... #TheLawIsBroken
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1/ Wee thread - I was in a meeting yesterday with Presidents of the ETs and others from HMCTS, BEIS etc. They were able to provide a insight into the
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Update on Extended Operating Hours + @HMCTSgovuk HMCTS are proposing to extend the working hours of a courtroom in 65 Crown Court centres across Eng & Wales. They ran pilots
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Hello, I’m Helen and I’m a Crown Court Clerk with HMCTS. I’ve worked for HMCTS for 2 years and today I hope to give you a look at what my
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well now, this contains such a ludicrous assertion that i have to indulge in a brief thread - stick with me, it’s a doozy(1/6)https://twitter.com/andrewwilson/status/1355578115070832642 for this statement to make sense,
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Lord chief justice Lord Burnett giving evidence to @CommonsJustice says "vitality & independence of legal profession is essential hallmark of a society governed by the rule of law. Lawyers have
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This is good thread. But bear with me as we stop at point 1. Have tweeted about ‘DRAC’ hours before. These are the contractual hours that HMCTS agreed with the
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Re. working hours 'consultation' (a thread). We learnt on Monday that views were being sought on extending court opening hours, and responses were needed by Thursday (today). (1/6) We provided
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Lockdown breach prosecutions are largely done behind closed doors in London. Most people don't know they're happening. The public aren't told about them.I've looked into the case of three men
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I popped to Prospero House this morning to check out how 1 of the 10 extra Nightingale courts, opened to help the backlog of cases, is going. It's 1 of
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The other day I had a look at what has been happening to police recorded rapes in E&W - finding huge increases but also wide variations in trends between forces.
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The UK government's response to concerns regarding airborne Covid-19 transmission in courtrooms is alarming. It indicates that they're ignoring an increasing body of evidence of such transmission. 1/10https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/ne
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