Courts: Opening Hours
(asked on 16th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to allow courts in England and Wales to hear cases (a) in the evening and (b) at weekends.
This question was answered on 23rd May 2018
Magistrates’ Courts across England and Wales routinely sit on Saturdays to hear custody cases and warrants where required.
As part of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Reform Programme, a series of pilots have been proposed to test options for hearing cases in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Courts and Civil & Family courts between 8am to 8:30pm. I am considering the feedback on the proposals and will make an announcement in due course.