Official data from the Ministry of Justice revealed individual courtrooms went unused for 778 days across the month.
David Barrett is a Home Affairs Editor at the Daily Mail. His specialist areas include immigration, human rights, crime and justice, terrorism, and sentencing policy, with a focus on significant developments within the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. David has reported extensively on the Channel small boats crisis and major crimes, and his work has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, Los Angeles Times, and several other prominent publications.















