Nick Davies

Articles by: Nick Davies

Covid and the criminal justice system: A record criminal case backlog and reliance on police-run remote hearings

2nd November 2020

Nick Davies, Programme Director, Institute for Government

ANALYSIS: A second report published today by the Institute for Government examining the impact of COVID-19 on public services has highlighted a record backlog of criminal cases and a rapid expansion of the use of remote hearings; Nick Davies, the Institute’s programme director leading its work on public services, outlines the key findings.

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Nick Davies is the Programme Director leading the Institute for Government’s work on public services, outsourcing and infrastructure. Before joining the Institute, Nick was public services manager at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. He has also worked at Children England, London Youth and as a parliamentary researcher for an MP. Nick has been a commentator in print, on the radio and TV, for outlets including Sky News, Newsnight, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live, the Guardian and Civil Service World.