Internet hate 'threatening the judiciary'

A NEW "security taskforce" will be established to assess how better to protect judges as incidents putting their safety at risk "are becoming all too common", the highest-ranking judge in England and Wales has said.

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In a letter sent to judges on Monday, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said that in addition to physical incidents, she was also "increasingly concerned" about threats made to judges on social media.

It comes as three judges involved in historic proceedings related to 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and stepmother in Woking, Surrey, in 2023, were named yesterday after the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court decision that they could not be identified.

In a hearing earlier this month, barristers for the judges raised "serious concerns" about them being identified and the risks to their families.