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Crown Court backlog continues to grow

South Wales Evening Post

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August 01, 2025

Nearly 77,000 cases are currently waiting to be heard

- By DAVID DUBAS-FISHER

THOUSANDS of defendants could lose their right to a trial by jury under plans designed to save the justice system from “total system collapse”.

The recommendation by Sir Brian Leveson - of phone-hacking inquiry fame - comes following a request from the Lord Chancellor to find ways of clearing the Crown Court backlog.

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