Lexis®Library update: The report, which has also been laid before parliament, covers the period July 2021 to September 2022 and examines the operation of the courts and tribunals following the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the work done across all jurisdictions to reduce backlog in cases and continue reform within the courts.
The report examines the following areas:
• work to improve crown court hearings
• recruitment; diversity and inclusion in the judiciary
• enhancing welfare support for judges
• the court estate
• reform
• pay and pensions updates
• building on ‘One Judiciary’
Lord Burnett commented ‘The judiciary continues to work hard to encourage suitably qualified candidates to apply for judicial office and has been at the forefront of the collective efforts, involving also the legal profession and the Judicial Appointments Commission, to increase the diversity of the judiciary. Steady but slow progress continues to be made.’
The full report can be found here.
Sources: Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Report 2022
