The UK’s First Criminal Justice Pretrial Agency

Pretrial Justice, Protecting Human Rights and Public Safety

Pre trial detainees account for 39% of the prison population and is estimated to cost taxpayers £6.5bn per year.

The Issue

Since the pandemic court back logs have increased by over 48% to over 60,000 cases by June 21. Tackling the backlog is one of the most fundamental challenges of the justice system over the next 5 years.

As a result more people are being sent to prison pretrial. Pretrial detention is currently costing the economy approx. £7bn per year. 

A large proportion of these cases get acquitted or dropped due to lack of evidence/evidence disclosure issues. 

Our release assessment tool help reduce unnecessary pretrial detention, by providing judges and the court with evidence-based information to improve decision making. 

We address: 

⁃Community safety objectives

⁃Racial disparities within the CJS

⁃Crime bill reduction targets

Contact us to find out more.

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