Crown court judges will sit for a record number of days in the next financial year as part of Government efforts to tackle the backlog of cases.Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said judges will sit collectively for 110,000 days in the next year, 4,000 more than allocated for the previous period, to help victims see justice done faster.

Crown court judges will sit for a record number of days in the next financial year as part of Government efforts to tackle the backlog of cases.Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said judges will sit collectively for 110,000 days in the next year, 4,000 more than allocated for the previous period, to help victims see justice done faster.