A record number of trials are being aborted on the day due a shortage of prosecution barristers being blamed on low pay - particularly in rape and serious sexual assault offence cases which require barristers with special qualifications to prosecute.
Ms Brimelow called the situation an"unprecedented crisis" that will hinder efforts to"It used to be unheard of that you would have trials that would be adjourned because you cannot find a barrister to prosecute, and now it's pretty common.
Max Hill KC, the head of the CPS, has also backed calls to raise prosecution fees to address the shortage. Official figures show that in the year to June 2022, 314 rape and serious sexual assault trials were"ineffective" - meaning they could not go ahead on the day - because of a lack of court rooms, judges, defence advocates or prosecution barristers, up from 109 in the previous year.Criminal barristers in England accept pay rise offer
Data from April to June 2022 suggests rape victims are already waiting an average of 1397 days - almost four years - for their cases to be complete, with the biggest increase in delay coming post charge.
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