Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve relationships between courts and local police.

Close working between partners is vital to the smooth running of the Criminal Justice System. At a local level, the 41 Local Criminal Justice Boards across England and Wales bring together partners from across the Criminal Justice System, including courts and local police. We support these boards in a number of ways, including through the provision of guidance and facilitating engagement between boards.