On BBC Radio 4 tomorrow

File on 4 - Justice on Trial

"Reporter Alys Harte investigates claims new software introduced in criminal courts is ‘unsafe’ and may be responsible for wrongful arrests and unlawful detentions."

This was not something that I was aware of. There is more information here on the BBC news site:

Court IT system 'putting justice at risk', staff claim

And more details here on the Law Society Gazette site, about the system and forthcoming strike action by the court staff.

Magistrates' court staff to strike for nine days this month