Letby does not intend to return to court to hear her sentence passed, nor follow the hearing via video link from prison
Mr Buckland told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that defendants should not be allowed to dictate the timing of proceedings by refusing to voluntarily come from the cells, and the court should be given further measures to compel them.He added: “The government is probably going to have to look at ways they can increase the consequences upon defendants for not attending.
But the children’s minister, Claire Coutinho, said instituting a non-statutory inquiry meant a conclusion could be reached more quickly. Asked if the inquiry should not be given statutory powers, as many have suggested, she told Sky News: “There are different benefits to both. With a statutory inquiry, it means you can compel people to give evidence. With a non-statutory inquiry is often much quicker.
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