It’s something like 500 years of experience if you add up all the number of years they’ve been working here.
Coronavirus has affected everyone over the past year and has also had a huge impact on the criminal justice system across the country.
But as difficult as that has been, Judge Holt insists Norwich has been leading the way.
He said: It has been an extremely challenging 12 months since the first lockdown in March last year. An immediate challenge was how to deal with cases where the defendant was in custody as there were no video conferencing facilities in the courts in March 2020.
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Mr Bailey said: We are increasing the use of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, obtaining more Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) and Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) at court and strengthening the vital multi-agency collaboration to tackle offenders behaviour and improve the safety of victims. Norfolk police, along with other forces across the country, have also contributed to and are waiting for the outcomes of the cross-government rape review, which has been working to understand and address the reasons behind falling rape prosecutions. In the interim, a Joint National Action Plan is being implemented with the CPS. It includes action to improve support for victims, help officers build strong cases from the outset and increase the knowledge and expertise of our officers and staff. There are promising signs as the referrals of rape to the CPS are starting to rise.
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“But at the time I just couldn’t manage anything. I couldn’t start recovering. I couldn’t go to work, I just couldn’t cope.
“With the impact of lockdown causing further delays, I just can’t imagine the amount of suffering that people are going through.
The number of cases waiting to be heard in Norfolk involving sexual assault, drug offences and violence against the person has risen by more than 50pc since 2019, while the number of cases to be heard involving possession of a weapon has more than doubled.
Meanwhile, the number of trials held in Norfolk crown courts has plummeted by 65pc – from 740 in the first three quarters of 2019 to 260 last year.