When far-right riots sprang up in towns and cities in parts of the UK more than two weeks ago causing serious damage, endangering lives and injuring dozens of people, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, promised rapid sentencing for those who took part.
This promise appears to be being fulfilled, with 1,117 arrests and 677 charges brought against rioters as of Friday afternoon – a number that is expected to rise in the coming weeks.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said extra lawyers had been brought in to bolster what it described as a “24/7 out-of-hours charging service”, which means that all day, every day, courts across the country are filled with rioters facing the consequences of their actions.
Here are five things we have learned from the riot courts so far.