Scotland's justice system is in crisis, says PCS
SCOTLAND’S justice system is running on “unpaid labour and the goodwill of staff” while “unmanageable” workloads are leading to mistakes, according to a damning report.
The Unity Consulting study, commissioned by the PCS trade union, listened to the voices of workers in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and found that workers felt overworked and undersupported.
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