Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all planned Nightingale Courts are (a) open and (b) being used to full capacity.
The following 13 Nightingale Courts have opened
Site | Opening date |
Former county court at Telford | 17/08/2020 |
Former Magistrates court Fleetwood | 24/08/2020 |
Prospero House, London | 03/08/2020 |
Hertfordshire Development Centre | 17/08/2020 Ended 28/08/2020 |
Chichester, East Pallant House | 20/07/2020 |
Middlesbrough Town Hall | 17/08/2020 |
Leeds, Cloth Hall Court | 24/08/2020 |
Swansea Council Chambers | 17/08/2020 |
102 Petty France - London | 24/08/2020 |
Knights' chamber and visitor centre Peterborough Cathedral | 28/08/2020 |
Manchester, The Lowry Theatre | 28/09/2020 |
York, Hilton Hotel | 29/09/2020 |
Middlesbrough – Jury’s Inn | 30/09/2020 |
Nightingale courts are scheduled to open at the following locations during October
Site |
Bristol |
Chester |
Liverpool |
Winchester |
An additional Nightingale court in Cirencester will open in due course.
These additional hearing venues are being rapidly set up to alleviate the pressure on courts and tribunals resulting from the pandemic and as such we are aiming to list cases to the maximum capacity.