01 July 2020
The Bar Council and Law Society have given a cautious welcome to government investment of £142m in digital upgrades and maintenance for about 100 courts this year
The investment was announced this week during the Prime Minister’s ‘New Deal’ infrastructure speech.
Bar Council chair Amanda Pinto QC (pictured) said the investment was ‘a positive step following years of cuts, in which the courts have been neglected for too long, hindering the delivery of justice as a consequence. The improvements in technology and the court estate that this crucial funding will go towards are particularly welcome as they should help our justice system operate more efficiently at a time when it needs it the most.’ She added: ‘Although this money will help, on its own it cannot undo years of neglect’.
Law Society president Simon Davis said ‘wider funding is desperately needed across our justice system’.
