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Reforms aim to help clear court backlog of 78,000 cases
Western Mail
|November 26, 2025
To be completed in Wales and England's crown courts in a huge backlog potentially meaning some defendants facing trials for lesser offences wouldn't be facing those trials for years.
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The Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday afternoon that no decision has yet been made.
A spokesperson for the MoJ said: “No final decision has been taken by government.
“We have been clear there is a crisis in the courts, causing pain and anguish to victims - with 78,000 cases in the backlog and rising - which will require bold action to put right.”
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