Magistrates' Courts: Spalding
(asked on 17th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who will be resident 15 or more miles away from their nearest magistrates' court as a result of the closure of Spalding magistrates' courts.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service published a six-week consultation on the future of Spalding Magistrates’ Court on 1 July 2014 with an accompanying Impact Assessment. This court has been unoccupied and unused since January 2014. HM Courts & Tribunals Service has received no complaints from witnesses or parties travelling to other courts since this time.
The consultation, which closes on 12 August 2014, provides all court users with the opportunity to raise any concerns they may have about the proposals, including the impact the potential closure could have on travel distances.
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The Lord Chancellor will take into account all responses before any decision is made on the future of the court.