The Scottish justice system could face a backlog of more than 3000 cases by next year as social distancing measures required to reopen courts would reduce capacity by two-thirds, MSPs have been told.
A working group is now considering options on resuming jury trials north of the border following their suspension in March due to lockdown.
One potential plan is to have each jury spread across three separate courtrooms to ensure social distancing measures can be enforced.Reducing the number of jurors required for each trial is also being considered - but such a plan would require new legislation and could face opposition from MSPs.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We
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