A new initiative gets underway today in three sheriff courts, Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, piloting a new approach to summary criminal cases. The pilot will change the way in which the court manages those cases and, in doing so, test the benefits of stronger judicial case management and earlier engagement with the Crown and defence agents. The pilot in Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley will aim to ...
A new initiative has started in Hamilton Sheriff Courts, piloting a new approach to summary criminal cases. The pilot is expected to run for at least 18 months and, throughout that period, there will be ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the outcomes. The learning from the pilot will be used to inform the next stages of a wider roll-out. http://dlvr.it/RN1t5W