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Court Fees Reform

The Ministry of Justice is reforming court fees to address inefficiencies, inflation impacts, and access to justice concerns. Key issues include the slow fee-setting process that fails to keep pace with costs, the impact of legal aid reforms on litigants in person, delays and inefficiencies in County Courts, and the need for cost recovery mechanisms. Recent fee orders and reviews of sentencing and criminal courts highlight systemic problems requiring urgent attention.

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24 May 2024 | Research Ministry of Justice linked

Reducing the backlog in the Crown Court

The Crown Court backlog is the highest on record and the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ambition to reduce the caseload to 53,000 by March 2025 is no longer achievable. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Ministry of Justice'] | Topics: ['Courts, …

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