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| A number of staff at Leeds magistrates' court are to face action after withdrawing warrants for defendants who failed to attend court. | A number of staff at Leeds magistrates' court are to face action after withdrawing warrants for defendants who failed to attend court. |
| About 1,200 criminal cases may not have been put on police computer systems. | |
| A Ministry of Justice inquiry was ordered last November into the warrant process after fears hundreds of criminals had avoided justice. | A Ministry of Justice inquiry was ordered last November into the warrant process after fears hundreds of criminals had avoided justice. |
| A Justice department said the inquiry "painted a lamentable picture of historic failure". | |
| Officials feared many offenders did not attend or have their cases followed up. | Officials feared many offenders did not attend or have their cases followed up. |
| In Tuesday's statement, the ministry said: "As a result of these investigations disciplinary action has been initiated against members of staff at Leeds Magistrates' court who are implicated in these matters and in respect of those covered by a separate judicial report to the Lord Chief Justice. | In Tuesday's statement, the ministry said: "As a result of these investigations disciplinary action has been initiated against members of staff at Leeds Magistrates' court who are implicated in these matters and in respect of those covered by a separate judicial report to the Lord Chief Justice. |
| "The Inspectorates' report paints a lamentable picture of the historic failure at Leeds Magistrates' Court properly to record the results of court adjudication, dating back to 1980 with the vast majority occurring between 2001 and 2004." | "The Inspectorates' report paints a lamentable picture of the historic failure at Leeds Magistrates' Court properly to record the results of court adjudication, dating back to 1980 with the vast majority occurring between 2001 and 2004." |