The changes are being introduced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Virtual domestic abuse trials are to be held at a Scottish court to help cut the “huge backlog” of cases due to coronavirus.
Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, of Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom, said the majority of the domestic abuse summary trials – decided by a sheriff sitting without a jury – at Aberdeen Sheriff Court will take place virtually from May.
Domestic abuse cases to be prioritised at Aberdeen Sheriff Court
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Court to hold domestic abuse trials virtually to cut pandemic backlog
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EMPLOYERS from the North West have praised Bolton College’s apprentices for their response to the coronavirus pandemic. The college’s business development team has received positive feedback since last March concerning its apprentices’ approach to the challenges of the past 12 months. St Joseph’s RC High School in Horwich employs four apprentices through Bolton College – three teaching assistant apprentices and one business apprentice. Rachel Hawkrigg, special educational needs co-ordinator at the school, said: “In what has been one of the most difficult years for working in schools, I have been amazed and humbled by how determined our apprentices have been.