In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Justice implemented new regulations which extended custody time limits by two months, to address delays in the criminal justice system.
The regulations, which came into force in September 2020, meant that a child could spend almost eight months in custody before going to trial, children’s legal charity Just for Kids Law said.
Just for Kids Law wrote to the Ministry of Justice along with The Howard League for Penal Reform and human rights campaign group Liberty asking it to withdraw the regulations amid claims they could be considered unlawful.
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