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Court backlog hits record high in England and Wales after doubling in size in just 6 years

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Court backlog hits record high in England and Wales after doubling in size in just 6 years.

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The backlog of cases waiting to be heard in crown courts across England and Wales has skyrocketed to a new record high.There were 80,829 open cases at the end of June 2026, according to Ministry of Justice data published on Thursday.This is up from 80,437 at the end of March and a jump of three per cent from 78,226 a year earlier.The backlog has nearly doubled in size in the past six years, having stood at 43,403 at the end of June 2020.

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