Sir John, former UK ambassador to France and Portugal, was asked by the prime minister in April to look at the effectiveness and fairness of the current system.

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Lynda Wilson, Northern Ireland Director of Barnardo's, said the inquiry should be based on "effectiveness, fairness and focus on victims".

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Upholding the charges "would greatly damage the confidence and trust of the public in the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, and rightly so, " the judge wrote.

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Efficiency and cost effectiveness trumps fairness.

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