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Written Question
Magistrates' Courts: Greater London
Friday 19th September 2025

Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Metropolitan Police's decision to withdraw police liaison officers from magistrates' courts in London.

Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Police Liaison Officers have for many years played an important role in the daily operations of our London courts. Conversations are ongoing between HMCTS and the Police to understand the implications of the decision to withdraw them.