Information between 18th July 2022 - 13th April 2025
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Magistrates' Courts: Closures
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Magistrates Courts were (a) partially and (b) fully closed between 1 May 2010 and 1 July 2024, broken down by region. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The table below shows the number of Magistrates’ Courts that were permanently closed between 1 May 2010 and 1 July 2024, broken down by region. The figures do not include integrations, where workload remained in the local area by transferring to a building in close proximity, or courts that are temporarily closed.
There are multiple situations that can require a court to be closed to the public for a temporary period of time. Reasons include, but are not limited to, severe weather disruption, building issues and disrepair, loss of utilities, and in response to security concerns. HMCTS does not hold central data covering all temporary closures. |
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Magistrates' Courts: Closures
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) Wednesday 20th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates courts closed in each year since 2010. Answered by Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport The table below shows the number of Magistrates’ Courts that have permanently closed in each financial year (FY) since 2010/11. The figures do not include integrations, where workload remained in the local area by transferring to a building in close proximity, or courts that are temporarily closed.
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