“I am going to be on remand for one year…the delay in my case has been the worst effect of coronavirus,” one child told HM Inspectorate of Prisons amid calls for the government to reduce a huge backlog of trials for both crown and youth courts.
With hundreds of children awaiting trial in custody and thousands on bail, youth justice experts say such delays are having a negative impact on children’s mental health, life chances and may even increase their risk of reoffending.
Here, they discuss what can be done to reduce delays without having a further negative impact on vulnerable young people.
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