The criminal justice system is like a defibrillator in an old phone box: no one really cares about it until your life depends on it, then suddenly it is the most important thing on earth and you hope to heck it works. The problem is, the criminal justice system doesn’t work, in fact access to justice in this country no longer works full stop.

The assets that are needed for justice have been depleted as a result of underinvestment, neglect and cashing-in on property sales. Over 250 courts have closed since 2010 and there is no evidence of those proceeds being ploughed back into the system.

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