BRITAIN'S courts are often a quagmire of delay and bureaucracy, not least when it comes to dealing with minor offences.
And it is not just a swifter and, thus, more salutary link between each offence and punishment is needed, the routine clutter of the courts also creates huge public expense.
It is gratifying then that Lancashire has helped to pioneer a new fast-track system for dealing with minor offences that is now set to be adopted nationwide.
For the scheme, piloted in the county's magistrates' courts, has cut the average time from offence to sentence by a third - to 84 days.
Red tape may be synonymous with justice, but when it is strangling its effect at huge expense, the system Lancashire has made a success cannot go nationwide too soon.
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