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	Podcast:		5 live Investigates
	Episode:		Stop Delaying Justice
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:47:55
	Publish Date:		2012-04-15 16:45:00
	Description:		Miscarriages of justice are happening in the Magistrates Court system because of a drive to reduce delays, say defence lawyers. They say some cases are being dismissed because prosecutors and the police haven't been able to file the necessary papers in time - in other cases, defendants are coming under undue pressure to plead guilty. Also - the fight to control the trade in smuggled cigarettes and tobacco. And... the £2.5 million being spent to boost the number of immigration officers on duty during the London Olympics. Some of the money will be used to re-hire staffs who've taken early retirement or voluntary severance.
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