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There are dangerous flaws within the case management software used by the UK justice system itself - https://csan149.substack.com/p/justice-at-risk

More than plausible; it's happening again right now within the UK justice system itself - https://csan149.substack.com/p/justice-at-risk

Agreed, these broken software systems are a symptom and cannot be treated solely as a technical problem to be fixed in isolation.

HMCTS is spending ~50 - 100x the amount required (on private consultants) to create these broken IT systems whilst other parts of the justice system are starved of resources.

A radical change in culture and leadership is required.

Procurement is indeed broken/corrupt. See also the recent £1.4 HMCTS reform programme.

https://csan149.substack.com/p/justice-at-risk

Further IT related miscarriages of justice are a likely consequence of the recent 'digital transformation' of the UK's courts service - see https://csan149.substack.com/p/justice-at-risk

The case management software now used within the justice system itself is deeply flawed and poses a risk to large numbers of cases including child protection, benefit appeals, divorce and probate.