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Victims of serious crimes in Scotland now face an average wait of 1,032 days for a verdict in the High Court, nearly double the 520 days recorded before the Covid pandemic. The backlog of cases has surged, with scheduled trials rising from 390 to 818 since 2021. Liam Kerr, Scottish Conservative justice spokesman, stated: "These damning figures highlight that the SNP is miserably failing to clear the horrendous backlogs in Scotland's courts." The Scottish Government claims to have invested over £201m in recovery funding to address these delays. The Scottish Police Federation has warned that delays and collapsed trials are placing strain on frontline capacity.
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