Tristan Kirk
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Courts Correspondent for the London Standard
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SJP notices offer guilty/not guilty. No option to get in touch and question validity of the case. Many tick 'guilty' then put in the mitigation box info that calls whole case into question
Mags should be sending cases back when they see info like this, not accepting the guilty plea. That's a choice
Mags should be sending cases back when they see info like this, not accepting the guilty plea. That's a choice
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
SJP notices offer guilty/not guilty. No option to get in touch and question validity of the case. Many tick 'guilty' then put in the mitigation box info that calls whole case into question
Mags should be sending cases back when they see info like this, not accepting the guilty plea. That's a choice
Mags should be sending cases back when they see info like this, not accepting the guilty plea. That's a choice
True. It's a tough job
But imagine finding out the bathroom sink is leaking & doing nothing
Not stopping using it, not finding a temporary fix til you've time to do something permanent. Just doing nothing
When that kind of negligence goes on & on, it needs highlighting or nothing will ever happen
But imagine finding out the bathroom sink is leaking & doing nothing
Not stopping using it, not finding a temporary fix til you've time to do something permanent. Just doing nothing
When that kind of negligence goes on & on, it needs highlighting or nothing will ever happen
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
True. It's a tough job
But imagine finding out the bathroom sink is leaking & doing nothing
Not stopping using it, not finding a temporary fix til you've time to do something permanent. Just doing nothing
When that kind of negligence goes on & on, it needs highlighting or nothing will ever happen
But imagine finding out the bathroom sink is leaking & doing nothing
Not stopping using it, not finding a temporary fix til you've time to do something permanent. Just doing nothing
When that kind of negligence goes on & on, it needs highlighting or nothing will ever happen
So that's a six-month failure to fix the system.
A system which is acknowledged to be broken, and in the meantime around 400,000 people have been prosecuted.
A system which is acknowledged to be broken, and in the meantime around 400,000 people have been prosecuted.
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So that's a six-month failure to fix the system.
A system which is acknowledged to be broken, and in the meantime around 400,000 people have been prosecuted.
A system which is acknowledged to be broken, and in the meantime around 400,000 people have been prosecuted.
It was the Conservatives fault. They created the system, and then ignored the consequences when they were pointed out.
But now it is Labour responsibility.
There was a consultation that ended in May on possible changes, lots of ppl pointed out how it could be fixed, then nothing for 6 months
But now it is Labour responsibility.
There was a consultation that ended in May on possible changes, lots of ppl pointed out how it could be fixed, then nothing for 6 months
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It was the Conservatives fault. They created the system, and then ignored the consequences when they were pointed out.
But now it is Labour responsibility.
There was a consultation that ended in May on possible changes, lots of ppl pointed out how it could be fixed, then nothing for 6 months
But now it is Labour responsibility.
There was a consultation that ended in May on possible changes, lots of ppl pointed out how it could be fixed, then nothing for 6 months
Totally disagree
The magistrate had the power to send the case back to the prosecutor, to highlight the new info, and ask for a check that the prosecution was still in the public interest.
Also, a guilty plea for a defendant without mental capacity doesn't seem right at all
The magistrate had the power to send the case back to the prosecutor, to highlight the new info, and ask for a check that the prosecution was still in the public interest.
Also, a guilty plea for a defendant without mental capacity doesn't seem right at all
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Totally disagree
The magistrate had the power to send the case back to the prosecutor, to highlight the new info, and ask for a check that the prosecution was still in the public interest.
Also, a guilty plea for a defendant without mental capacity doesn't seem right at all
The magistrate had the power to send the case back to the prosecutor, to highlight the new info, and ask for a check that the prosecution was still in the public interest.
Also, a guilty plea for a defendant without mental capacity doesn't seem right at all