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The salaried defender system will be a step backwards for British justice, Bar Council chairman Roy Amlot QC said this week.

Speaking ahead of the...The salaried defender system will be a step backwards for British justice, Bar Council chairman Roy Amlot QC said this week.

Speaking ahead of the second reading of the Criminal Defence Service Bill in the House of Commons, Mr Amlot said that it was likely to be more expensive and bureaucratic, but less efficient and client-focused.

He said: The bill is set to create a second-teir, second-class system of representation.