Delays have a fundamental impact on all those involved in proceedings. The Ministry of Justice and HMCTS should set out what is being done to specifically address delays in the youth justice system and manage any existing backlogs. The Ministry should include details on what the current capacity is in the youth courts, and what plans exist to increase capacity.

Delays have a fundamental impact on all those involved in proceedings. The Ministry of Justice and HMCTS should set out what is being done to specifically address delays in the youth justice system and manage any existing backlogs. The Ministry should include details on what the current capacity is in the youth courts, and what plans exist to increase capacity. Type: recommendation | Number: 18 | Paragraph: 115 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 72. A table detailing the volumes of youth outstanding cases in both the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court in England and Wales between January 2020 to June 2020 is below. No official published statistics are available with a breakdown for youth cases post June 2020. Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-2