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Sunday, May 17, 2020

Making defendants state nationality is 'racialising' UK courts – report

Study of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 finds 96% of lawyers do not support it

The impartiality of the criminal justice system is being undermined by the requirement that defendants declare their nationality at the start of proceedings, a report into the legislation has said.

A critical study of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 found 96% of surveyed lawyers did not support the regulations and 90% felt it had a negative impact on perceptions of fairness in the justice system.

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