CLOSURE OF LICHFIELD MAGISTRATES’ COURT CAUSING HAVOC WITH WITNESSES
Michael Fabricant believes that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to obtain successful convictions in south Staffordshire since the closure of Lichfield Magistrates' Court. “There is growing evidence that witnesses are unwilling to travel around Staffordshire to give evidence. Staff who co-ordinate witnesses say that Lichfield and Burntwood residents are […]