Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to hold tribunals in venues other than courtrooms.

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) already uses a range of non-HMCTS venues, such as community centres, town halls and council offices. dedicated tribunal venues and court buildings to hear First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) hearings. While there are no specific plans to alter the venues used for these hearings, HMCTS will continue to keep its tribunal estate under review to make sure future operational needs are met.