She commented that—
I have real concerns about the impact of the amount of administration, resource and capacity that those cases will take up in the system if we do not do something about that cohort, which has had a different journey through the criminal justice system because of Covid, and extensions have to be applied for in every individual case.iiOfficial Report, Criminal Justice Committee, 22 January 2025, col 54
Her particular concern was about the risk of cases timing out and victims not receiving justice.
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