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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These daily statistics are simply unacceptable. The backlog will NEVER come down until the courts are sitting at full capacity

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 30/09/2026

📈Today, 30 September 2026, 70 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 13% of them. #courtstats #CS30092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 30 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 350 have Judges, 112 have recorders, and 70 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 104 have Judges, 20 have recorders, and 15 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 49 have Judges, 21 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 46 have Judges, 13 have recorders, and 7 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 49 have Judges, 15 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 56 have Judges, 22 have recorders, and 21 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 14 have Judges, 8 have recorders, and 2 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 32 have Judges, 13 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 29/09/2026

📈Today, 29 September 2026, 94 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 18% of them. #courtstats #CS29092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 29 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 307 have Judges, 131 have recorders, and 94 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 91 have Judges, 24 have recorders, and 24 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 37 have Judges, 25 have recorders, and 19 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 46 have Judges, 11 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 40 have Judges, 20 have recorders, and 10 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 52 have Judges, 29 have recorders, and 18 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 11 have Judges, 8 have recorders, and 5 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 30 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If we can’t staff our existing courts, how will we staff the new rape courts it’s taken the government 2 1/2 years to promise?!

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just think how many cases could have been dealt with if the 12% HAD been sitting?!

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 16/09/2026

📈Today, 16 September 2026, 65 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS16092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 16 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 347 have Judges, 120 have recorders, and 65 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 96 have Judges, 26 have recorders, and 17 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 54 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 46 have Judges, 15 have recorders, and 5 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 46 have Judges, 18 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 56 have Judges, 27 have recorders, and 16 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 17 have Judges, 6 have recorders, and 1 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 32 have Judges, 12 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"We've started a Crime Festival by mistake..." Many thanks to @barryf48.bsky.social for all his support...

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 15/09/2026

📈Today, 15 September 2026, 66 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS15092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 15 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 350 have Judges, 116 have recorders, and 66 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 99 have Judges, 26 have recorders, and 14 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 55 have Judges, 15 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 44 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 47 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 7 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 56 have Judges, 28 have recorders, and 15 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 15 have Judges, 6 have recorders, and 3 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 34 have Judges, 11 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 14/09/2026

📈Today, 14 September 2026, 68 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 13% of them. #courtstats #CS14092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 14 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 350 have Judges, 114 have recorders, and 68 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 96 have Judges, 26 have recorders, and 17 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 54 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 13 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 46 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 48 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 57 have Judges, 28 have recorders, and 14 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 16 have Judges, 6 have recorders, and 2 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 33 have Judges, 12 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 11/09/2026

📈Today, 11 September 2026, 96 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 18% of them. #courtstats #CS11092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 11 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 312 have Judges, 124 have recorders, and 96 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 90 have Judges, 27 have recorders, and 22 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 43 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 22 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 43 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 7 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 43 have Judges, 17 have recorders, and 10 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 52 have Judges, 27 have recorders, and 20 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 18 have Judges, 5 have recorders, and 1 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 23 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 14 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 10/09/2026

📈Today, 10 September 2026, 86 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 16% of them. #courtstats #CS10092026 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 10 September 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 321 have Judges, 125 have recorders, and 86 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 92 have Judges, 28 have recorders, and 19 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 47 have Judges, 14 have recorders, and 20 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 43 have Judges, 15 have recorders, and 8 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 45 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 51 have Judges, 31 have recorders, and 17 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 18 have Judges, 5 have recorders, and 1 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 25 have Judges, 16 have recorders, and 12 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I shall simply let the stats speak for themselves

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The summer is well and truly over. Why are the courts not sitting at full capacity? Oh, that’s right: years of under-investment

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Reform UK Conference Ban List Michael Crick Anna Isaac - Guardian Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale Ethan Shone - Open Democracy Isabella Link - Politics UK Ed Campbell - The Nerve Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye Will Hayward - Guardian There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.

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Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For UK readers, there’s a Kindle Monthly Deal on “The Venetian Sanctuary” throughout September. So, if you want to find out how Nathan spent lockdown, you can do so for just 99p!