HMCTS, which is part of the Ministry of Justice, accepted that the custody time limit should not have been extended in the case of McAuley.

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Concerns under the current system include a time limit in which the adult survivors of child abuse have to bring a case.

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If the accused is not brought to trial within the time limit, the case must be dismissed, though it can still be retried, depending on the seriousness of the offense and its circumstances.

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