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LNB NEWS: MoJ announces Nightingale Courts to remain open another year

20 February 2023
Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Covid-19
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that 24 of the Nightingale Courts, which were set up to boost capacity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will remain open in 2023 to allow more cases to be heard to reduce the backlog. 

Lexis®Library update: The MoJ has provided that the announcement forms part of an investment of £477m over the next three years which aims to tackle the Crown Court backlog.

Source: Nightingale Courts to remain open to boost capacity and speed up justice

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 17 February 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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