County Courts: Kent

(asked on 9th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to increase county court capacity in Kent.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 14th December 2020

In line with the Civil, Family & Tribunals Recovery Plan, published in November 2020, HMCTS has put in place measures to help civil and family courts and tribunals recover as quickly as possible. This includes:

  • the capacity of the judiciary to sit as many sitting days as possible
  • re-opening our courtrooms where it is safe to do so as quickly as possible and reinforcing this through measures to provide additional capacity, including Nightingale courts, where required.
  • ensuring remote hearings continue to be effectively supported with increased staff support and guidance for users
  • increasing our staff numbers to support delivery as we adapt to new ways of working

All the above steps have been taken in Kent.

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