Courts: Buildings
(asked on 5th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what quantum of savings his Department has accrued to the public purse as a result of the sale of court buildings.
This question was answered on 10th July 2018
Since the commencement of the Reform Programme in financial year 2015/16, HM Courts & Tribunals Service has saved £37.5 million as a result of consolidating the court and tribunal estate. A further £121 million has been raised through the sale of surplus court and tribunal buildings. These savings are being reinvested in our programme of reform and modernisation.