No-fault Evictions
Debate between Lord Carrington and Baroness Swinburne
Baroness Swinburne (Con)
I totally agree with the noble Baroness, and that is why the current Bill going through the other place is in motion and will stop those no-fault evictions.
Lord Carrington (CB)
To assist and relieve the courts, what steps are the Government taking to look at other measures to resolve disputes, such as mediation?
Baroness Swinburne (Con)
As the House can imagine, this is a complex area; court reform is really important, but it is also important to understand that the statistics are actually relatively good for the judiciary at this time. We are hearing that, of those that actually have a target here, the Ministry of Justice and His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service already meet the requirement for hearings to be within four to eight weeks of receipt in over 95% of courts. The time it now takes has gone down to seven weeks rather than 25 weeks a year earlier, so things are happening but a lot more can be done.