MA calls for changes to reduce impact of crown court backlogs on cases involving violence against women and girls MA calls for changes to reduce impact of crown court backlogs on cases involving violence against women and girls MA national chair calls for implementation of changes to magistrates' jurisdiction, to ease the burden on crown courts 08 October 2021 The MA national chair, Bev Higgs, has written to The Guardian newspaper calling for magistrates' jursidiction to be increased to a 12-month custodial sentence for a single offence to help reduce the backlog of cases in the crown courts and thus speed up the process of justice. Read more
MA supports '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice exhibition' MA supports '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice exhibition' 20 contemporary artists from across England and Wales involved 05 October 2021 The MA turned 100 last year. To celebrate a century of being the collective voice of the magistracy and the tireless pursuit of justice, we've proudly supported a new exhibition '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice'. The exhibition is taking place between 12 - 23 October at D Contemporary gallery. Read more
Recovery plan for reducing the backlog in the justice system Recovery plan for reducing the backlog in the justice system Justice system announcements 07 July 2020 Read more