3.1 Case and court management Approximately 3-4% of remand detainees spend more than two years in remand. The JCPS cluster suggests that the reasons for this are varied and include the complexity of some cases that have multiple accused, multiple charges and multiple witnesses; unavailability of witnesses; the withdrawal and changing of legal representation; delays in securing High Court dates; and the loss of court records. Members of Parliament serving on the Police and Correctional Services committees have reported that they receive numerous complaints of cases having to be postponed owing to prosecutors, magistrates and judges being absent from work. The Committee recommends that every effort is made to ensure that courts are run in such a manner that matters are managed efficiently and speedily, and that, in so doing, the accessibility and effectiveness of the courts, in terms of section 165(4) of the Constitution, are ensured.