19-05-2025
Courts backlog traps 3,700 cases of assaults on emergency workers
As many as 3,700 cases of assaults on emergency workers are trapped in the courts backlog and most are likely to be delayed for years, sources have told The Times.
Analysis of the backlog at Wood Green, Isleworth and Snaresbrook crown courts in London showed that up to seven per cent of the cases involved assaults on police, ambulance crews and firefighters. A conservative extrapolation would put the national figure at about 3, backlog in the crown courts in England and Wales is about 75,000 and is understood still to be rising.
• Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Prosecutors are attempting to crack down on violent offences against emergency workers but many of these cases will not come to
