Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that court hearings for breaches of non-molestation orders take place promptly during the covid-19 outbreak.
HMCTS is working closely with the Judiciary and criminal justice agencies to ensure cases that need to be prioritised can be.
Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Non-Molestation orders have been placed in the highest category of work in the magistrates’ and family courts for urgent hearings.
The prioritisation of cases and trials is a judicial decision and the senior judiciary has issued the following guidance: