Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 21142 on Crown Court: Hearing Impairment, if he will list Crown Courts in England and Wales (a) with (b) without an operational hearing loop.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
These were the Crown Courts confirmed to have operational hearing loops by HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s (HMCTS) Facilities Management contract provider as of June 2022:
Birmingham Crown Court
Birmingham Crown Court Annex
Bolton Combined Court
Bournemouth Combined Court
Bradford Combined Court
Bristol Crown Court
Burnley Combined Court
Caernarfon Criminal Justice Centre
Cambridge Crown (PFI)
Cardiff Crown Court
Carlisle Combined Court
Central Criminal Court
Chester Crown Court
Coventry Combined Court
Croydon Combined
Derby Combined Court
Doncaster Crown Court
Durham Crown Court
Gloucester Crown Court
Great Grimsby Combined Court
Guildford Crown Court
Harrow Crown
Hove Trials Centre
Inner London Crown Court
Ipswich Crown (PFI)
Isle of Wight Combined Court
Isleworth Crown Court
Kingston on Thames Crown
Kingston Upon Hull Combined Court
Leeds Combined Court
Leicester Crown & County Court
Lewes Combined Court Centre
Lincoln Crown Court
Liverpool QE2 Crown Court
Luton Crown Court
Maidstone Combined Court Centre
Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square)
Manchester Crown Court (Minshull Street)
Mold Law Courts
Newcastle Moot Hall
Newcastle Upon Tyne Combined Court
Newport Crown Court
Northampton Combined Court
Norwich Combined Court Centre
Nottingham Crown & County Courts
Peterborough Combined Court Centre
Plymouth Combined Court
Portsmouth Combined Court
Preston Combined Court
Preston Crown Court (ADO)
Reading Crown Court
Sheffield Combined Court
Snaresbrook Crown Court
Southampton Combined Court
Southwark Crown Court
St Albans Crown Court
Stafford Combined Court
Stoke on Trent Combined Court
Swansea Crown Court
Swindon Combined Court
Taunton Combined Court
Teesside Combined Court
Truro Combined Court
Winchester Law Courts
Wolverhampton Combined Court
Wood Green Crown Court
Woolwich Crown
Worcester Combined Court
York Crown Court
These were the Crown Courts not confirmed to have operational hearing loops by HMCTS’ Facilities Management contract provider as of June 2022:
Aylesbury Crown Court
Basildon Combined Court
Canterbury Combined Court Centre
Chelmsford Crown Court
Exeter Combined Court
Guildford Magistrates Court and Family Court
Hereford Crown Court
Kings Lynn Crown Court and Magistrates Court
Lancaster Crown Court
Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court
Lincoln Magistrates Court
Loughborough Court
Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre
Oxford Combined Court Centre
Reading Magistrates Court and Family Court
Salisbury Law Courts
Shrewsbury Justice Centre
Southend Combined - Crown, Magistrates, County and Family Courts
St Albans Magistrates Court
Loughborough Court was included twice in the number of Crown Courts that were not reported to have a hearing loop in the answer for PQ 21142, due to having an additional report for the ‘super courtroom’ launched in November 2021. It has only been included once in this answer as the ‘super courtroom’ is within the Loughborough Court building.
These lists relate to the permanent estate only, and do not include Nightingale Courts or other temporary Crown Court venues.
The Crown Court locations which were not reported to have hearing loops on site may still have facilities available or be able to make reasonable adjustments to help users who need hearing equipment. Some of the hearing loop equipment used by HMCTS is portable and can be moved between Crown Court sites if this is needed to help a user with a hearing disability. Users can contact the court involved to discuss what they need to help them attend court and access services and HMCTS will make reasonable adjustments. More information about available reasonable adjustments and arranging them is available at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.
HMCTS carries out service assurance checks to monitor the quality of its services at local, regional and national levels, which includes checks on accessibility for users with hearing disabilities. HMCTS routinely reviews its Service Assurance Framework so these checks make sure appropriate equipment and facilities are in place, and that any issues around the provision and maintenance of equipment is raised with the Facilities Management contract provider.
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many HM Courts & Tribunals Service staff are in post at each workplace on the HMCTS estate.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
HMCTS Building Staffing
Data correct as of 31st May 2021
Includes all staff directly employed by HMCTS (incl. fixed term contracts)
Where more than one court is listed at a postcode, staff has been amalgamated into the largest function.
Excludes: Agency Staff or Staff listed as being at closed sites; details of PO boxes or accounts as bases.
Building Name | Headcount |
10 South Colonnade | 14 |
102 PETTY FRANCE (MOJ) LONDON | 639 |
185 MARYLEBONE LONDON | 3 |
48-49 CHANCERY LANE LONDON | 1 |
5 Wellington Place | 16 |
ABERDEEN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL ABERDEEN | 5 |
ABERYSTWYTH COUNTY COURT ABERYSTWYTH | 1 |
ABERYSTWYTH JUSTICE CENTRE ABERYSTWYTH | 8 |
ABERYSTWYTH MAGISTRATES COURT ABERYSTWYTH | 1 |
AIT HARMONDSWORTH | 5 |
ALDERSHOT COUNTY COURT ALDERSHOT | 21 |
ALDERSHOT MAGISTRATES ALDERSHOT | 12 |
ANCHORAGE HOUSE LONDON | 52 |
ARCHWAY TOWER LONDON | 3 |
AREA ENFORCEMENT OFFICE LONDON | 1 |
ASHFORD EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL ASHFORD | 7 |
ASHFORD MAGISTRATES' COURT ASHFORD | 1 |
ASHLEY HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, IMB SECRETARIAT LONDON | 1 |
AVON & SOMERSET ADO WESTON-SUPER-MARE | 24 |
AYLESBURY COUNTY COURT AYLESBURY | 1 |
AYLESBURY CROWN AYLESBURY | 14 |
AYLESBURY MAGISTRATES AYLESBURY | 1 |
BARNET COUNTY COURT LONDON | 40 |
BARNSLEY COUNTY COURT BARNSLEY | 11 |
BARNSLEY MAGISTRATES BARNSLEY | 16 |
BARNSTAPLE COUNTY COURT BARNSTAPLE | 5 |
BARNSTAPLE MAGISTRATES BARNSTAPLE | 6 |
BARROW-IN-FURNESS MAGISTRATES BARROW-IN-FURNESS | 19 |
BASILDON COMBINED BASILDON | 44 |
BASILDON MAGISTRATES BASILDON | 20 |
BASINGSTOKE COUNTY COURT BASINGSTOKE | 13 |
BASINGSTOKE LAW COURTS BASINGSTOKE | 21 |
BATH COUNTY COURT BATH | 9 |
BATH MAGISTRATES BATH | 15 |
BEDFORD COUNTY COURT BEDFORD | 4 |
BEDFORD MAGISTRATES BEDFORD | 21 |
BENNET HOUSE STOKE-ON-TRENT | 324 |
BEVERLEY MAGISTRATES BEVERLEY | 12 |
BEXLEY MAGISTRATES BEXLEYHEATH | 6 |
BIRKENHEAD COUNTY COURT BIRKENHEAD | 37 |
BIRKENHEAD WIRRAL MAGISTRATES BIRKENHEAD | 21 |
BIRMINGHAM AIT BIRMINGHAM | 32 |
BIRMINGHAM CANNON HOUSE LAA BIRMINGHAM | 1 |
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE BIRMINGHAM | 216 |
BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT BIRMINGHAM | 77 |
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY BIRMINGHAM | 3 |
BIRMINGHAM EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL BIRMINGHAM | 48 |
BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES BIRMINGHAM | 163 |
BIRMINGHAM PRIORY COURTS 6DW BIRMINGHAM | 17 |
BLACKBURN COUNTY COURT BLACKBURN | 16 |
BLACKBURN MAGISTRATES BLACKBURN | 26 |
BLACKPOOL COUNTY COURT BLACKPOOL | 46 |
BLACKWOOD CIVIL & FAMILY COURT BLACKWOOD | 12 |
BODMIN COUNTY COURT BODMIN | 7 |
BOLTON COMBINED BOLTON | 34 |
BOLTON MAGISTRATES BOLTON | 23 |
BOSTON COUNTY COURT BOSTON | 3 |
BOSTON MAGISTRATES BOSTON | 3 |
BOURNEMOUTH COMBINED BOURNEMOUTH | 61 |
BOURNEMOUTH MAGISTRATES BOURNEMOUTH | 12 |
BRADFORD COMBINED BRADFORD | 82 |
BRADFORD MAGISTRATES BRADFORD | 47 |
BRENT MAGISTRATES LONDON | 101 |
BRENTFORD COUNTY COURT BRENTFORD | 24 |
BRIDGEND MAGISTRATES BRIDGEND | 1 |
BRIDGWATER MAGISTRATES' COURT BRIDGWATER | 1 |
BRIGHTON COUNTY COURT BRIGHTON | 41 |
BRIGHTON DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY BRIGHTON | 6 |
BRIGHTON FAMILY HEARING CENTRE BRIGHTON | 17 |
BRIGHTON MAGISTRATES BRIGHTON | 43 |
BRISTOL CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE BRISTOL | 91 |
BRISTOL CROWN BRISTOL | 50 |
BRISTOL DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY BRISTOL | 1 |
BRISTOL EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL BRISTOL | 15 |
BRISTOL FLOWERS HILL BRISTOL | 18 |
BRISTOL GREYFRIARS COUNTY COURT BRISTOL | 5 |
BRISTOL MAGISTRATES BRISTOL | 52 |
BROMLEY COUNTY COURT BROMLEY | 63 |
BROMLEY MAGISTRATES COURT | 82 |
BURNLEY COMBINED BURNLEY | 24 |
BURNLEY MAGISTRATES BURNLEY | 6 |
BURNLEY REEDLEY MAGISTRATES BURNLEY | 20 |
BURY ST EDMUNDS COUNTY COURT BURY ST EDMUNDS | 111 |
BURY ST EDMUNDS MAGISTRATES BURY ST EDMUNDS | 1 |
CAERNARFON CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTRE CAERNARFON | 33 |
CAERNARFON MAGISTRATES CAERNARFON | 4 |
CAMBERWELL GREEN MAGISTRATES LONDON | 19 |
CAMBRIDGE COUNTY COURT CAMBRIDGE | 25 |
CAMBRIDGE CROWN CAMBRIDGE | 15 |
CAMBRIDGE MAGISTRATES CAMBRIDGE | 11 |
CANNOCK MAGISTRATES CANNOCK | 1 |
CANTERBURY COMBINED CANTERBURY | 54 |
CANTERBURY MAGISTRATES CANTERBURY | 5 |
CARDIFF CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE CARDIFF | 81 |
CARDIFF CROWN CARDIFF | 55 |
CARDIFF DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY CARDIFF | 2 |
CARDIFF EASTGATE HOUSE CARDIFF | 21 |
CARDIFF EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL CARDIFF | 14 |
CARDIFF MAGISTRATES CARDIFF | 110 |
CARDIFF SSCSA CARDIFF | 32 |
CARLISLE COMBINED CARLISLE | 31 |
CARLISLE MAGISTRATES CARLISLE | 25 |
CHATHAM MAGISTRATES CHATHAM | 45 |
CHELMSFORD COUNTY COURT CHELMSFORD | 18 |
CHELMSFORD CROWN CHELMSFORD | 26 |
CHELMSFORD OSPREY HOUSE MAGISTRATES CHELMSFORD | 60 |
CHELMSFORD PRIORY PLACE CHELMSFORD | 28 |
CHELMSFORD SHIRE HALL MAGISTRATES CHELMSFORD | 11 |
CHELTENHAM MAGISTRATES CHELTENHAM | 5 |
CHESHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
CHESTER COUNTY COURT CHESTER | 26 |
CHESTER CROWN CHESTER | 18 |
CHESTER MAGISTRATES CHESTER | 13 |
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COURT | 7 |
CHESTERFIELD MAGISTRATES CHESTERFIELD | 9 |
CHICHESTER COMBINED CHICHESTER | 7 |
CHIEF MAGISTRATES OFFICE LONDON | 3 |
CITY OF LONDON MAGISTRATES LONDON | 11 |
COLCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT COLCHESTER | 13 |
COUNTY COURT AT CENTRAL LONDON | 32 |
COVENTRY COMBINED COVENTRY | 44 |
COVENTRY MAGISTRATES COVENTRY | 17 |
CRAWLEY MAGISTRATES CRAWLEY | 9 |
CREWE COUNTY COURT CREWE | 10 |
CREWE MAGISTRATES CREWE | 16 |
CROYDON COMBINED CROYDON | 105 |
CROYDON EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL CROYDON | 42 |
Croydon Magistrates Court | 29 |
CTS Aldgate Tower 3 | 6 |
CTS Luton (Arndale) - County | 1 |
CTS Salford Courts & Tribunals Service Centre | 43 |
DARLINGTON COUNTY COURT DARLINGTON | 10 |
DARLINGTON MAGISTRATES DARLINGTON | 44 |
DARTFORD COUNTY COURT DARTFORD | 29 |
DARTFORD MAGISTRATES DARTFORD | 1 |
DERBY COMBINED DERBY | 78 |
DERBY MAGISTRATES DERBY | 57 |
DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY OXFORD | 3 |
DONCASTER COUNTY COURT DONCASTER | 18 |
DONCASTER CROWN DONCASTER | 3 |
DONCASTER MAGISTRATES DONCASTER | 37 |
DUDLEY COUNTY COURT DUDLEY | 7 |
DUDLEY MAGISTRATES DUDLEY | 27 |
DUNDEE TRIBUNAL SERVICE DUNDEE | 6 |
DURHAM COUNTY COURT DURHAM | 27 |
DURHAM CROWN DURHAM | 13 |
DURHAM MAGISTRATES DURHAM | 2 |
EALING MAGISTRATES LONDON | 1 |
EAST LONDON FAMILY COURT LONDON | 57 |
EASTBOURNE MAGISTRATES EASTBOURNE | 1 |
EDINBURGH COF 1 MELVILLE STREET | 1 |
EDINBURGH EAT (SCOTLAND) EDINBURGH | 2 |
EDINBURGH EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL EDINBURGH | 3 |
EDMONTON COUNTY & CROWN COURT LONDON | 34 |
EXETER CROWN & COUNTY COURT EXETER | 85 |
EXETER EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL EXETER | 1 |
FELTHAM MAGISTRATES FELTHAM | 2 |
FIELD HOUSE AIT LONDON | 103 |
FIRST AVENUE HOUSE LONDON | 290 |
FLEETBANK HOUSE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL LONDON | 21 |
FLEETWOOD MAGISTRATES FLEETWOOD | 1 |
FOLKESTONE MAGISTRATES FOLKESTONE | 35 |
FOX COURT SSCSA LONDON | 53 |
GATESHEAD MAGISTRATES GATESHEAD | 55 |
GEORGE HOUSE EDINBURGH | 11 |
GLASGOW AIT GLASGOW | 18 |
GLASGOW BLYTHSWOOD HOUSE AS GLASGOW | 1 |
GLASGOW CICAP/SSCSA GLASGOW | 139 |
GLASGOW EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL GLASGOW | 46 |
GLOUCESTER CROWN & COUNTY COURT (AND CHELTENHAM) GLOUCESTER | 45 |
GLOUCESTER MAGISTRATES GLOUCESTER | 3 |
GREAT GRIMSBY COMBINED GREAT GRIMSBY | 26 |
GREAT YARMOUTH MAGISTRATES GREAT YARMOUTH | 19 |
Greater Manchester Accounts and Enforcement Unit | 1 |
GREENWICH MAGISTRATES LONDON | 11 |
GRIMSBY MAGISTRATES GRIMSBY | 13 |
GUILDFORD COUNTY COURT GUILDFORD | 69 |
GUILDFORD CROWN GUILDFORD | 20 |
GWENT HOUSE - CWMBRAN CWMBRAN | 61 |
GWENT MAGISTRATES' COURT NEWPORT | 34 |
HAGLEY ROAD BIRMINGHAM | 316 |
HAMILTON BRANDON GATE HAMILTON | 2 |
HARROGATE COUNTY COURT HARROGATE | 5 |
HARROGATE MAGISTRATES HARROGATE | 12 |
HARROW CROWN HARROW | 39 |
HASTINGS COUNTY COURT HASTINGS | 30 |
HATTON CROSS AIT FELTHAM | 76 |
HAVANT MAGISTRATES & ADO HAVANT | 15 |
HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY COURT HAVERFORDWEST | 10 |
HEREFORD COUNTY COURT HEREFORD | 4 |
HEREFORD MAGISTRATES HEREFORD | 7 |
HERTFORD ADO HERTFORD | 1 |
HERTFORD COUNTY COURT HERTFORD | 7 |
HERTFORD MAGISTRATES HERTFORD | 2 |
HIGHBURY CORNER MAGISTRATES LONDON | 70 |
HM COURTS & TRIBUNAL SERVICE STOCKPORT | 2 |
HMCTS - TRIBUNALS BRIGHTON | 2 |
HMCTS GLOUCESTERSHIRE GLOUCESTER | 34 |
HMCTS WALES ENFORCEMENT OFFICE PORT TALBOT | 65 |
HORSHAM COUNTY COURT HORSHAM | 11 |
HORSHAM MAGISTRATES HORSHAM | 1 |
HOVE TRIAL CENTRE HOVE | 15 |
HUDDERSFIELD COUNTY COURT HUDDERSFIELD | 29 |
HUDDERSFIELD MAGISTRATES HUDDERSFIELD | 24 |
HULL & HOLDNESS MAGISTRATES HULL | 41 |
HUNTINGDON COMBINED HUNTINGDON | 4 |
HUNTINGDON COUNTY COURT HUNTINGDON | 1 |
HUNTINGDON MAGISTRATES HUNTINGDON | 1 |
ILFORD REDBRIDGE MAGISTRATES ILFORD | 15 |
INNER LONDON & CITY FAMILY MAGISTRATES LONDON | 7 |
INNER LONDON CROWN LONDON | 57 |
INVERNESS EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL INVERNESS | 1 |
IPSWICH COUNTY COURT IPSWICH | 23 |
IPSWICH CROWN IPSWICH | 20 |
IPSWICH MAGISTRATES IPSWICH | 37 |
ISLEWORTH CROWN ISLEWORTH | 60 |
KENDAL MAGISTRATES KENDAL | 1 |
KIDDERMINSTER MAGISTRATES KIDDERMINSTER | 56 |
KING'S LYNN COUNTY COURT KINGS LYNN | 1 |
KING'S LYNN MAGISTRATES KINGS LYNN | 30 |
KINGSTON UPON THAMES MAGISTRATES' COURT KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES | 3 |
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL COMBINED KINGSTON UPON HULL | 52 |
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES COUNTY COURT KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES | 23 |
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES CROWN KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES | 45 |
LAA Temple Quay House, 2 The Square | 1 |
LANCASTER COUNTY COURT LANCASTER | 15 |
LEEDS AILSA HOUSE LEEDS | 70 |
LEEDS CIVIL HEARING CENTRE (CCC) LEEDS | 2 |
LEEDS COMBINED LEEDS | 150 |
LEEDS DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY LEEDS | 5 |
LEEDS EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL LEEDS | 31 |
LEEDS HMCS LEEDS | 2 |
LEEDS MAGISTRATES LEEDS | 96 |
LEEDS WEST RIDING HOUSE 17TH FL LEEDS | 2 |
LEICESTER ARNHEM HOUSE AIT LEICESTER | 217 |
LEICESTER COUNTY COURT LEICESTER | 94 |
LEICESTER MAGISTRATES LEICESTER | 63 |
LEWES COMBINED LEWES | 32 |
LEYLAND SOUTH RIBBLE MAGISTRATES PRESTON | 2 |
LINCOLN COMBINED LINCOLN | 41 |
LINCOLN MAGISTRATES LINCOLN | 49 |
LINCOLN PSR LINCOLN | 2 |
LISKEARD DEVON & CORNWALL ADO LISKEARD | 1 |
LIVERPOOL CITY MAGISTRATES LIVERPOOL | 6 |
LIVERPOOL CIVIL & FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE LIVERPOOL | 143 |
LIVERPOOL COMBINED LIVERPOOL | 156 |
LIVERPOOL MAGISTRATES COURT LIVERPOOL | 16 |
LIVERPOOL SSCSA LIVERPOOL | 66 |
LLANDUDNO MAGISTRATES LLANDUDNO | 13 |
LLANELLI COUNTY COURT LLANELLI | 9 |
LLANELLI MAGISTRATES LLANELLI | 18 |
LONDON AREA OFFICE LONDON | 4 |
London CTS 10 Alfred Place | 75 |
London CTS Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County & Family Court | 68 |
London CTS Court of Protection | 35 |
LOUGHBOROUGH CASTLE PARK TRIBUNALS LOUGHBOROUGH | 12 |
LOUGHBOROUGH MAGISTRATES LOUGHBOROUGH | 19 |
LOUGHBOROUGH TRIBUNAL SUPPORT CENTRE LOUGHBOROUGH | 141 |
LOUISA HOUSE BIRMINGHAM | 16 |
LUTON COUNTY COURT LUTON | 48 |
LUTON CROWN LUTON | 30 |
LUTON MAGISTRATES LUTON | 45 |
MAIDSTONE COMBINED MAIDSTONE | 53 |
MAIDSTONE GAIL HOUSE MAIDSTONE | 26 |
MAIDSTONE MAGISTRATES MAIDSTONE | 19 |
MANCHESTER AIT MANCHESTER | 41 |
MANCHESTER CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE MANCHESTER | 129 |
MANCHESTER COUNTY COURT MANCHESTER | 172 |
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT MANCHESTER | 68 |
MANCHESTER DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY MANCHESTER | 4 |
MANCHESTER EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL MANCHESTER | 54 |
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES MANCHESTER | 135 |
MANCHESTER MINSHULL CROWN MANCHESTER | 46 |
MANCHESTER NW REGION MANCHESTER | 29 |
MANCHESTER SSCSA MANCHESTER | 1 |
MANSFIELD MAGISTRATES MANSFIELD | 26 |
MARGATE MAGISTRATES COURT MARGATE | 1 |
MAYOR'S & CITY OF COUNTY LONDON | 8 |
MEDWAY COUNTY COURT | 33 |
MERTHYR TYDFIL COMBINED MERTHYR TYDFIL | 22 |
MERTHYR TYDFIL MAGISTRATES MERTHYR TYDFIL | 19 |
MIDDLESBROUGH TEESSIDE MAGISTRATES MIDDLESBOROUGH | 84 |
MIDDLETON STONEY CPO OXFORDSHIRE MIDDLETON STONEY | 19 |
MILTON KEYNES COUNTY COURT CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES | 30 |
MILTON KEYNES MAGISTRATES MILTON KEYNES | 23 |
MOLD CIVIC CENTRE MOLD | 37 |
NEATH & PORT TALBOT COUNTY COURT NEATH | 20 |
NEWCASTLE COMBINED NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | 138 |
NEWCASTLE DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | 13 |
NEWCASTLE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | 5 |
NEWCASTLE MAGISTRATES NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | 18 |
NEWCASTLE SSCSA NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | 13 |
NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME MAGISTRATES NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME | 20 |
NEWPORT (GWENT) CIVIL & FAMILY COURT NEWPORT | 35 |
NEWPORT AIT, COLUMBUS HOUSE NEWPORT | 23 |
NEWPORT GWENT CROWN NEWPORT | 10 |
NEWPORT IOW COMBINED NEWPORT | 9 |
NEWPORT IOW MAGISTRATES NEWPORT | 3 |
NEWTON ABBOT MAGISTRATES NEWTON ABBOT | 3 |
NEWTON AYCLIFFE MAGISTRATES NEWTON AYCLIFFE | 22 |
NORTH SEFTON MAGISTRATES' COURT SOUTHPORT | 2 |
NORTH SHIELDS COUNTY COURT NORTH SHIELDS | 57 |
NORTH SHIELDS NORTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES NORTH SHIELDS | 23 |
NORTHAMPTON COMBINED NORTHAMPTON | 74 |
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COURT BULK CENTRE NORTHAMPTON | 228 |
NORTHAMPTON MAGISTRATES NORTHAMPTON | 16 |
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGENTS PAVILLION NORTHAMPTON | 28 |
NORTHUMBRIA ENFORCEMENT OFFICE | 2 |
NORWICH COMBINED NORWICH | 64 |
NORWICH MAGISTRATES NORWICH | 46 |
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT NOTTINGHAM | 63 |
NOTTINGHAM CROWN NOTTINGHAM | 38 |
NOTTINGHAM EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL & AIT NOTTINGHAM | 15 |
NOTTINGHAM FOTHERGILL HOUSE LAA NOTTINGHAM | 1 |
NOTTINGHAM MAGISTRATES & AIT NOTTINGHAM | 114 |
NPS 12 MINSHULL STREET MANCHESTER | 1 |
NPS CARDIFF MAGISTRATES COURT CARDIFF | 1 |
NPS KING EDWARD HOUSE BIRMINGHAM | 3 |
NPS LEEDS CROWN COURT LEEDS | 2 |
NPS LEEDS MAGISTRATES COURT LEEDS | 1 |
NPS PORTSMOUTH MAGISTRATES COURT PORTSMOUTH | 1 |
NPS TWYVER HOUSE GLOUCESTER | 1 |
NPS VICTORIA LAW COURTS BIRMINGHAM | 1 |
NUNEATON COUNTY COURT NUNEATON | 17 |
NUNEATON MAGISTRATES NUNEATON | 8 |
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland EDINBURGH | 1 |
OLD BAILEY LONDON | 74 |
OXFORD COMBINED OXFORD | 61 |
OXFORD MAGISTRATES OXFORD | 30 |
OXFORD SSCSA OXFORD | 1 |
PETERBOROUGH COMBINED PETERBOROUGH | 40 |
PLYMOUTH COMBINED PLYMOUTH | 49 |
PLYMOUTH MAGISTRATES PLYMOUTH | 29 |
PONTYPRIDD COUNTY COURT PONTYPRIDD | 13 |
POOLE COUNTY COURT POOLE | 5 |
POOLE MAGISTRATES COURT POOLE | 44 |
PORT TALBOT MAGISTRATES PORT TALBOT | 14 |
PORTSMOUTH COMBINED PORTSMOUTH | 80 |
PORTSMOUTH MAGISTRATES PORTSMOUTH | 41 |
PRESTATYN MAGISTRATES PRESTATYN | 3 |
PRESTON COMBINED PRESTON | 85 |
PRESTON MAGISTRATES PRESTON | 48 |
PRESTON SESSIONS HOUSE PRESTON | 24 |
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE LONDON | 1 |
RCJ LONDON | 726 |
RCJ ROLLS BUILDING LONDON | 146 |
READING COUNTY COURT READING | 42 |
READING CROWN READING | 26 |
READING EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL READING | 5 |
READING MAGISTRATES READING | 33 |
REDDITCH MAGISTRATES REDDITCH | 4 |
REDHILL MAGISTRATES REDHILL | 1 |
REGIONAL DIRECTORS OFFICE CARDIFF | 1 |
RHYL COUNTY COURT RHYL | 12 |
ROMFORD COUNTY COURT ROMFORD | 49 |
ROMFORD MAGISTRATES COURT ROMFORD | 24 |
ROSE COURT LONDON | 2 |
RUGELEY MAGISTRATES RUGELEY | 39 |
RUNCORN (HALTON) COUNTY & MAGISTRATES COURT RUNCORN | 2 |
RUNCORN CENTRAL PAYMENTS OFFICE CHESHIRE RUNCORN | 43 |
RUSSELL HOUSE AYR | 1 |
SALFORD BUSINESS CENTRE SALFORD | 278 |
SALFORD COUNTY COURT SALFORD | 2 |
SALISBURY COMBINED SALISBURY | 3 |
SALISBURY LAW COURTS SALISBURY | 13 |
SCARBOROUGH COUNTY COURT SCARBOROUGH | 2 |
SCARBOROUGH MAGISTRATES SCARBOROUGH | 11 |
SHEFFIELD COMBINED SHEFFIELD | 135 |
SHEFFIELD MAGISTRATES SHEFFIELD | 85 |
SHREWSBURY CROWN SHREWSBURY | 10 |
SHREWSBURY MAGISTRATES SHREWSBURY | 2 |
SKIPTON COUNTY COURT SKIPTON | 11 |
SLOUGH COUNTY COURT SLOUGH | 10 |
SLOUGH MAGISTRATES SLOUGH | 5 |
SNARESBROOK CROWN LONDON | 95 |
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND MAGISTRATES BEDLINGTON | 25 |
SOUTH SEFTON MAGISTRATES BOOTLE | 25 |
SOUTH SHIELDS SOUTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES SOUTH SHIELDS | 26 |
SOUTH WESTERN MAGISTRATES LONDON | 69 |
SOUTHAMPTON COMBINED SOUTHAMPTON | 65 |
SOUTHAMPTON EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL SOUTHAMPTON | 3 |
SOUTHAMPTON MAGISTRATES SOUTHAMPTON | 64 |
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA COUNTY COURT SOUTHEND ON SEA | 15 |
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA MAGISTRATES SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | 27 |
SOUTHERN HOUSE CROYDON | 22 |
SOUTHWARK CROWN LONDON | 81 |
SPECTRUM BRISTOL | 1 |
SSCS DIRECT LODGEMENT CENTRE BRADFORD | 79 |
ST ALBANS CROWN ST ALBANS | 52 |
ST HELENS COUNTY COURT ST HELENS | 25 |
STAFFORD COMBINED STAFFORD | 33 |
STAFFORD MAGISTRATES STAFFORD | 15 |
STAFFORDSHIRE ADO STAFFORD | 1 |
STAINES MAGISTRATES STAINES | 11 |
STEVENAGE MAGISTRATES COURT STEVENAGE | 32 |
STOCKPORT MAGISTRATES STOCKPORT | 29 |
STOKE ON TRENT COMBINED STOKE ON TRENT | 85 |
STOKE ON TRENT MAGISTRATES' COURT STOKE ON TRENT | 15 |
STRATFORD MAGISTRATES LONDON | 36 |
SUNDERLAND COUNTY COURT SUNDERLAND | 8 |
SUNDERLAND MAGISTRATES SUNDERLAND | 21 |
SUTTON SSCSA SUTTON | 61 |
SWANSEA COUNTY COURT SWANSEA | 42 |
SWANSEA CROWN SWANSEA | 34 |
SWANSEA MAGISTRATES SWANSEA | 40 |
SWINDON COMBINED SWINDON | 45 |
SWINDON MAGISTRATES SWINDON | 40 |
TAMESIDE MAGISTRATES ASHTON UNDER LYNE | 34 |
TAUNTON COMBINED TAUNTON | 32 |
TAUNTON DEANE MAGISTRATES COURT TAUNTON | 25 |
TAYLOR HOUSE AIT LONDON | 112 |
TEESIDE COMBINED COURT | 86 |
TEESSIDE CROWN COURT MIDDLESBOROUGH | 3 |
TELFORD COUNTY COURT TELFORD | 14 |
TELFORD MAGISTRATES TELFORD | 14 |
TEMPLE COURT (RPTS) BIRMINGHAM | 14 |
THAMES MAGISTRATES LONDON | 116 |
THE AXIS BIRMINGHAM | 1 |
THE TRIBUNALS SERVICE CARDIFF | 3 |
TORQUAY COUNTY COURT TORQUAY | 26 |
TRIBUNALS GROUP LONDON | 1 |
TRIBUNALS SERVICE (SSCSA) BEXLEYHEATH | 2 |
TRURO COMBINED TRURO | 33 |
TRURO MAGISTRATES TRURO | 4 |
UXBRIDGE COUNTY COURT HAYES | 18 |
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES UXBRIDGE | 11 |
VICTORY HOUSE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL LONDON | 108 |
WAKEFIELD CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE WAKEFIELD | 26 |
WALES ENFORCEMENT OFFICE | 1 |
WALES OFFICE CARDIFF | 2 |
WALSALL AIT WALSALL | 3 |
WALSALL COUNTY COURT WALSALL | 20 |
WALSALL MAGISTRATES WALSALL | 22 |
WANDSWORTH COUNTY COURT LONDON | 18 |
WARRINGTON COMBINED WARRINGTON | 7 |
WARRINGTON WINMARLEIGH ST MAGISTRATES WARRINGTON | 36 |
WARWICK COMBINED WARWICK | 5 |
WARWICKSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE LEAMINGTON SPA | 45 |
WATFORD COUNTY COURT WATFORD | 44 |
WATFORD EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL WATFORD | 40 |
WELSHPOOL MAGISTRATES WELSHPOOL | 2 |
WEST LONDON FAMILY COURT FELTHAM | 41 |
WEST LONDON MAGISTRATES LONDON | 9 |
WEST YORKSHIRE COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT CENTRE | 1 |
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURT LONDON | 109 |
WESTON SUPER MARE MAGISTRATES WESTON-SUPER-MARE | 10 |
WESTON-SUPER-MARE COUNTY COURT WESTON-SUPER-MARE | 31 |
WEYMOUTH COMBINED WEYMOUTH | 6 |
WEYMOUTH MAGISTRATES WEYMOUTH | 15 |
WHITEHAVEN COUNTY COURT WHITEHAVEN | 1 |
WIGAN COUNTY COURT | 9 |
WIGAN MAGISTRATES WIGAN | 33 |
WILLESDEN COUNTY COURT LONDON | 46 |
WIMBLEDON MAGISTRATES LONDON | 12 |
WINCHESTER COMBINED WINCHESTER | 32 |
WINCHESTER DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY WINCHESTER | 7 |
WOLVERHAMPTON COMBINED WOLVERHAMPTON | 96 |
WOLVERHAMPTON MAGISTRATES WOLVERHAMPTON | 25 |
WOOD GREEN CROWN LONDON | 62 |
WOOLWICH CROWN LONDON | 53 |
WOOLWICH MAGISTRATES' COURT LONDON | 1 |
WORCESTER COMBINED WORCESTER | 49 |
WORCESTER MAGISTRATES WORCESTER | 25 |
WORKINGTON MAGISTRATES WORKINGTON | 10 |
WORTHING COUNTY COURT WORTHING | 15 |
WORTHING MAGISTRATES WORTHING | 22 |
WREXHAM COUNTY COURT WREXHAM | 25 |
WREXHAM MAGISTRATES WREXHAM | 4 |
WYCOMBE MAGISTRATES HIGH WYCOMBE | 17 |
YARL'S WOOD AIT CLAPHAM | 6 |
YEOVIL COUNTY COURT YEOVIL | 7 |
YEOVIL MAGISTRATES YEOVIL | 15 |
YORK COUNTY COURT YORK | 19 |
YORK CROWN YORK | 17 |
YORK HOUSE LEEDS | 71 |
YORK MAGISTRATES YORK | 17 |
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among jurors, by court, since 26 January 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
We follow all Public Health and Government COVID-secure guidelines and have put measures in place to keep all court and tribunal users safe. When Government or Public Health guidance changes our measures are updated, an approach which is endorsed by Public Health England and Public Health Wales.
The table below sets out the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to HMCTS among (a) staff, (b) judiciary, (c) jurors and (d) users between 26 January 2021 and 19 February 2021. Due to the time taken for individuals to take a test, receive test results, and then communicate this to HMCTS (which is then recorded against the date initially reported) further cases may be added after the time of publishing. The table only includes court locations within the HMCTS estate where we have learnt about a new positive case within the dates given above. All other court sites have not reported any new cases between these dates. There should be no assumption that a positive case indicates that there has been transmission within a court building.
HMCTS employs around 19,800 staff (payroll and non-payroll). There are around 19,400 judicial office holders covering all jurisdictions, including coroners and magistrates. The population of jurors fluctuates each week, but we estimate around 4,000 jurors attend weekly.
For staff and agency staff in HMCTS as a whole (including tribunals), positive test rates are falling in line with national numbers. The incident rate amongst staff is trending around the national average.
Comparability with national statistics will be affected by our staff locations (staff are not evenly distributed across the country) and when the numbers are changing rapidly the difference between incident date (our figures) and date of positive test (national figures) becomes relevant. However, overall, the trend is not dissimilar to national averages time.
Note that courts without any confirmed positive cases in the time period are not listed.
Court locations | Staff | Judges | Jurors | Court and tribunal user |
AMERSHAM LAW COURTS |
|
| 1 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE | 2 | 1 |
|
|
BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
BOLTON COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRADFORD COMBINED COURT | 1 | 1 |
| 1 |
BRENTFORD COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BROMLEY COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 8 |
|
|
|
BROMLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CAMBRIDGE CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
CANTERBURY COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
CARDIFF MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
CENTRAL FAMILY COURT (First Avenue House) | 4 |
|
|
|
CHELMSFORD COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
COVENTRY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CRAWLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CROYDON CROWN, COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
DERBY COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
DUDLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
DURHAM JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
FOLKESTONE MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
GREAT GRIMSBY COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HARROW CROWN COURT |
|
| 2 |
|
HENDON MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HIGHBURY CORNER MAGISTRATES |
|
|
| 2 |
HOVE TRIAL CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
HULL MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
INNER LONDON CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
IPSWICH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
ISLEWORTH CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
KIDDERMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KINGSTON UPON THAMES CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KIRKLEES (HUDDERSFIELD) MAGISTRATE COURT & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LEEDS CIVIL HEARING CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
LEEDS COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 4 |
|
|
|
LEEDS MAGISTRATES COURT & FAMILY COURT | 3 |
|
|
|
LEICESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL CIVIL AND FAMILY COURT | 3 | 1 |
|
|
LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
LOUGHBOROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LUTON AND SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
| 2 |
LUTON CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 | 2 |
LUTON JUSTICE CENTRE | 3 | 2 |
|
|
MANCHESTER COUNTY & FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (CROWN SQUARE) |
|
| 1 |
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (MINSHULL STREET) |
| 1 |
|
|
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 2 | 1 |
| 1 |
MEDWAY MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
MERTHYR TYDFIL COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
MID & SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND LAW COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
NEWCASTLE CIVIL & FAMILY COURTS & TRIBUNALS CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 2 |
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE |
| 1 |
|
|
NORTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT | 5 |
|
|
|
NORTHAMPTON CROWN COURT, COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
| 1 |
|
NOTTINGHAM MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
OXFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
PETERBOROUGH COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PETERBOROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
POOLE MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
PORTSMOUTH COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PRESTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
PRESTON CROWN COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
READING CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
READING MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROLLS BUILDING | 2 | 1 |
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - East Block | 2 |
|
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE – MAIN BUILDING | 1 |
|
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE – THOMAS MOORE BUILDING | 2 |
|
|
|
SCARBOROUGH JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
SHEFFIELD MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
SHREWSBURY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
SNARESBROOK CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 | 1 |
SOUTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
SOUTHAMPTOM COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
STAFFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
STAINES MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
STOKE-ON-TRENT COMBINED COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
SWANSEA CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
SWANSEA MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
TEESSIDE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
TEESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
THAMES MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
| 5 |
WALSALL COUNTY & FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WARWICKSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE (SOUTH) |
|
|
| 1 |
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WILLESDEN MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WIMBLEDON MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 2 |
|
|
WOOLWICH CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
YORK MAGISTRATES & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among the (a) staff, (b) judiciary and (c) users of each court from 26 January 2021 to the most recent day for which that information is available.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
We follow all Public Health and Government COVID-secure guidelines and have put measures in place to keep all court and tribunal users safe. When Government or Public Health guidance changes our measures are updated, an approach which is endorsed by Public Health England and Public Health Wales.
The table below sets out the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to HMCTS among (a) staff, (b) judiciary, (c) jurors and (d) users between 26 January 2021 and 19 February 2021. Due to the time taken for individuals to take a test, receive test results, and then communicate this to HMCTS (which is then recorded against the date initially reported) further cases may be added after the time of publishing. The table only includes court locations within the HMCTS estate where we have learnt about a new positive case within the dates given above. All other court sites have not reported any new cases between these dates. There should be no assumption that a positive case indicates that there has been transmission within a court building.
HMCTS employs around 19,800 staff (payroll and non-payroll). There are around 19,400 judicial office holders covering all jurisdictions, including coroners and magistrates. The population of jurors fluctuates each week, but we estimate around 4,000 jurors attend weekly.
For staff and agency staff in HMCTS as a whole (including tribunals), positive test rates are falling in line with national numbers. The incident rate amongst staff is trending around the national average.
Comparability with national statistics will be affected by our staff locations (staff are not evenly distributed across the country) and when the numbers are changing rapidly the difference between incident date (our figures) and date of positive test (national figures) becomes relevant. However, overall, the trend is not dissimilar to national averages time.
Note that courts without any confirmed positive cases in the time period are not listed.
Court locations | Staff | Judges | Jurors | Court and tribunal user |
AMERSHAM LAW COURTS |
|
| 1 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE | 2 | 1 |
|
|
BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
BOLTON COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRADFORD COMBINED COURT | 1 | 1 |
| 1 |
BRENTFORD COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BROMLEY COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 8 |
|
|
|
BROMLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CAMBRIDGE CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
CANTERBURY COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
CARDIFF MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
CENTRAL FAMILY COURT (First Avenue House) | 4 |
|
|
|
CHELMSFORD COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
COVENTRY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CRAWLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CROYDON CROWN, COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
DERBY COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
DUDLEY MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
DURHAM JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
FOLKESTONE MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
GREAT GRIMSBY COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HARROW CROWN COURT |
|
| 2 |
|
HENDON MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HIGHBURY CORNER MAGISTRATES |
|
|
| 2 |
HOVE TRIAL CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
HULL MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
INNER LONDON CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
IPSWICH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
ISLEWORTH CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
KIDDERMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KINGSTON UPON THAMES CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KIRKLEES (HUDDERSFIELD) MAGISTRATE COURT & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LEEDS CIVIL HEARING CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
LEEDS COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 4 |
|
|
|
LEEDS MAGISTRATES COURT & FAMILY COURT | 3 |
|
|
|
LEICESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL CIVIL AND FAMILY COURT | 3 | 1 |
|
|
LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
LOUGHBOROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LUTON AND SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
| 2 |
LUTON CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 | 2 |
LUTON JUSTICE CENTRE | 3 | 2 |
|
|
MANCHESTER COUNTY & FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (CROWN SQUARE) |
|
| 1 |
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (MINSHULL STREET) |
| 1 |
|
|
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 2 | 1 |
| 1 |
MEDWAY MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
MERTHYR TYDFIL COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
MID & SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND LAW COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
NEWCASTLE CIVIL & FAMILY COURTS & TRIBUNALS CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 2 |
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE |
| 1 |
|
|
NORTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT | 5 |
|
|
|
NORTHAMPTON CROWN COURT, COUNTY COURT & FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
| 1 |
|
NOTTINGHAM MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
OXFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
PETERBOROUGH COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PETERBOROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
POOLE MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
PORTSMOUTH COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PRESTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
PRESTON CROWN COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
READING CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
READING MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROLLS BUILDING | 2 | 1 |
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - East Block | 2 |
|
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE – MAIN BUILDING | 1 |
|
|
|
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE – THOMAS MOORE BUILDING | 2 |
|
|
|
SCARBOROUGH JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
SHEFFIELD MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
SHREWSBURY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
SNARESBROOK CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 | 1 |
SOUTH TYNESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
SOUTHAMPTOM COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
STAFFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
STAINES MAGISTRATES COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
STOKE-ON-TRENT COMBINED COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
SWANSEA CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
SWANSEA MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
TEESSIDE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
TEESIDE MAGISTRATES COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
THAMES MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 1 |
| 5 |
WALSALL COUNTY & FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WARWICKSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE (SOUTH) |
|
|
| 1 |
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WILLESDEN MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WIMBLEDON MAGISTRATES COURT |
| 2 |
|
|
WOOLWICH CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
YORK MAGISTRATES & FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among the (a) staff, (b) judiciary and (c) users of each court from 12 January 2021 to the most recent day for which that information is available.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The table below sets out the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to HMCTS among (a) staff, (b) judiciary, (c) users and (d) jurors between 12 January 2021 and 20 January 2021. The positive test data after the 20 January 2021 will be artificially low, due to the time taken for individuals to take a test, receive test results, and then communicate this to HMCTS (which is then recorded against the date initially reported). The table only includes court locations within the HMCTS estate where we have learnt about a new positive case within the dates given above. All other court sites have not reported any new cases between these dates. There should be no assumption that a positive case indicates that there has transmission within a court building.
The number of staff or court users who have tested positive recently is consistent with prevalence in the wider community. Furthermore, public health assessments indicate the vast majority of those infections took place in the community – not in our courts. However, we are not complacent and continue to rigorously apply the guidance provided by Public Health experts.
We follow all Public Health and Government COVID-secure guidelines and have put measures in place to keep all court and tribunal users safe. This is under constant review through our risk assessment process – when Government/Public Health guidance changes our measures are updated; an approach which is endorsed by Public Health England and Public Health Wales.
COVID cases in HMCTS are in line with national trends and public health experts have confirmed that our safety arrangements in courts are sufficient to deal with the virus, including the new strain.
Since the start of the pandemic, the positive incidence rate for HMCTS staff has generally tracked the English national average. With the exception of a very small number of locations, our current assessment is that transmission within the estate is limited. The public health advice is that transmission can be mitigated by robustly following hands-face-space guidance. Where transmission has been suspected, investigations conclude that it is likely to have been a result of individuals breaching this guidance.
HMCTS employs around 19,800 staff (payroll and non-payroll). There are around 19,400 judicial office holders covering all jurisdictions, including coroners and magistrates. For staff and agency staff in HMCTS as a whole (including tribunals), positive test rates are falling in line with national numbers. For the 7 days prior to the 20 January 2021, staff rates including tribunals were at 461.8 per 100,000 against a national figure of 390.5. Judicial rates continue to trend well below the national average at around 36.1 reported cases per 100,000.
The population of jurors fluctuates each week but we estimate around 4,000 jurors attend weekly.
National averages reduced rapidly during January and comparability with national statistics will be affected by our staff locations (staff are not evenly distributed across the country). However, overall, the numbers below are not dissimilar to national averages over the same time period.
We take swift and robust action for each positive case, looking to eliminate potential chains of transmission. Where there are two or more confirmed cases or an increase in suspected incidents within 14 days linked to a single site, a national team provides additional support and guidance to local court and tribunals in managing the response, and early identification of close contacts so they can be informed to self-isolate in support of NHS Test and Trace. Where there are five or more confirmed cases (for England and Wales) or two or more confirmed cases for Scotland within a 14-day period we will, in accordance with public health guidance, refer to local health protection teams who will assess the individual circumstances and provide any further advice and guidance.
Note that courts without any confirmed positive cases in the time period are not listed.
Court location | Court user | Judiciary | Juror | Staff |
ALDERSHOT JUSTICE CENTRE |
| 1 |
|
|
BARKINGSIDE MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BLACKPOOL MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BOURNEMOUTH COMBINED COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BRADFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
| 1 |
BRENTFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRIGHTON COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BRIGHTON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRISTOL CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
BROMLEY COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
BROMLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
| 2 |
BURNLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CAERNARFON JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT |
|
|
| 4 |
COLLECTION ENFORCEMENT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
COVENTRY COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 2 |
|
|
|
COVENTRY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
CREWE (SOUTH CHESHIRE) MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CROYDON COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
CROYDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
DERBY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
DONCASTER JUSTICE CENTRE NORTH | 1 |
|
| 4 |
DUDLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
DURHAM JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
EALING MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
GATESHEAD MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
GUILDFORD CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 6 |
GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HARROW CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
HENDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
HOVE TRIAL CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
ISLEWORTH CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KIDDERMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LAVENDER HILL MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
LEAMINGTON SPA MAGISTRATES' COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LEEDS COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 1 |
LEEDS MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LEICESTER COUNTY COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
LEICESTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 4 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LIVERPOOL CIVIL AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT | 1 |
| 2 |
|
LLANELLI JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
LOUGHBOROUGH COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
MAIDSTONE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (MINSHULL ST) | 1 |
|
|
|
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
MERTHYR TYDFIL COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
MILTON KEYNES COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 8 |
MOLD JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, SALFORD |
|
|
| 2 |
NEWPORT (SOUTH WALES) COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
NORTHAMPTON BULK ISSUE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
NORWICH COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
NOTTINGHAM MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
OXFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PLYMOUTH MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
PRESTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 2 |
|
RCJ – CRIMINAL APPEALS OFFICE |
|
|
| 3 |
RCJ – CIVIL APPEALS OFFICE |
|
|
| 1 |
RCJ/QBD |
|
|
| 1 |
READING CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
READING MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
ROMFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROMFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - East Block |
|
|
| 2 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - MAIN BUILDING |
|
|
| 1 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - THOMAS MOORE BUILDING |
|
|
| 2 |
RUGELEY OFFICES (FORMER MAGISTRATES COURT) |
|
|
| 1 |
SNARESBROOK CROWN COURT (MAIN BUILDING) | 1 |
|
| 1 |
SOUTHAMPTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
SOUTHEND COMBINED - CROWN, MAGS, COUNTY AND FAMILY COURTS | 1 |
|
|
|
SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
STOKE-ON-TRENT COMBINED COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
STRATFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
TAUNTON CROWN, COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
TELFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 2 |
|
| 2 |
THE LOWRY SALFORD QUAYS |
|
| 1 |
|
TRURO COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
UXBRIDGE COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WARRINGTON COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WATFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WEST HAMPSHIRE MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WEST LONDON FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 3 |
WILLESDEN COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WIMBLEDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
WOLVERHAMPTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 3 |
WOLVERHAMPTON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 4 |
WOOLWICH CROWN COURT |
|
| 3 |
|
WORCESTER COMBINED COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
Grand Total | 35 | 10 | 14 | 101 |
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among jurors by court since 12 January 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The table below sets out the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to HMCTS among (a) staff, (b) judiciary, (c) users and (d) jurors between 12 January 2021 and 20 January 2021. The positive test data after the 20 January 2021 will be artificially low, due to the time taken for individuals to take a test, receive test results, and then communicate this to HMCTS (which is then recorded against the date initially reported). The table only includes court locations within the HMCTS estate where we have learnt about a new positive case within the dates given above. All other court sites have not reported any new cases between these dates. There should be no assumption that a positive case indicates that there has transmission within a court building.
The number of staff or court users who have tested positive recently is consistent with prevalence in the wider community. Furthermore, public health assessments indicate the vast majority of those infections took place in the community – not in our courts. However, we are not complacent and continue to rigorously apply the guidance provided by Public Health experts.
We follow all Public Health and Government COVID-secure guidelines and have put measures in place to keep all court and tribunal users safe. This is under constant review through our risk assessment process – when Government/Public Health guidance changes our measures are updated; an approach which is endorsed by Public Health England and Public Health Wales.
COVID cases in HMCTS are in line with national trends and public health experts have confirmed that our safety arrangements in courts are sufficient to deal with the virus, including the new strain.
Since the start of the pandemic, the positive incidence rate for HMCTS staff has generally tracked the English national average. With the exception of a very small number of locations, our current assessment is that transmission within the estate is limited. The public health advice is that transmission can be mitigated by robustly following hands-face-space guidance. Where transmission has been suspected, investigations conclude that it is likely to have been a result of individuals breaching this guidance.
HMCTS employs around 19,800 staff (payroll and non-payroll). There are around 19,400 judicial office holders covering all jurisdictions, including coroners and magistrates. For staff and agency staff in HMCTS as a whole (including tribunals), positive test rates are falling in line with national numbers. For the 7 days prior to the 20 January 2021, staff rates including tribunals were at 461.8 per 100,000 against a national figure of 390.5. Judicial rates continue to trend well below the national average at around 36.1 reported cases per 100,000.
The population of jurors fluctuates each week but we estimate around 4,000 jurors attend weekly.
National averages reduced rapidly during January and comparability with national statistics will be affected by our staff locations (staff are not evenly distributed across the country). However, overall, the numbers below are not dissimilar to national averages over the same time period.
We take swift and robust action for each positive case, looking to eliminate potential chains of transmission. Where there are two or more confirmed cases or an increase in suspected incidents within 14 days linked to a single site, a national team provides additional support and guidance to local court and tribunals in managing the response, and early identification of close contacts so they can be informed to self-isolate in support of NHS Test and Trace. Where there are five or more confirmed cases (for England and Wales) or two or more confirmed cases for Scotland within a 14-day period we will, in accordance with public health guidance, refer to local health protection teams who will assess the individual circumstances and provide any further advice and guidance.
Note that courts without any confirmed positive cases in the time period are not listed.
Court location | Court user | Judiciary | Juror | Staff |
ALDERSHOT JUSTICE CENTRE |
| 1 |
|
|
BARKINGSIDE MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BLACKPOOL MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BOURNEMOUTH COMBINED COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
BRADFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
| 1 |
BRENTFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRIGHTON COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
BRIGHTON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
BRISTOL CIVIL AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
BROMLEY COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
BROMLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
| 2 |
BURNLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CAERNARFON JUSTICE CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT |
|
|
| 4 |
COLLECTION ENFORCEMENT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
COVENTRY COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 2 |
|
|
|
COVENTRY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
CREWE (SOUTH CHESHIRE) MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
CROYDON COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
CROYDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
DERBY MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
DONCASTER JUSTICE CENTRE NORTH | 1 |
|
| 4 |
DUDLEY MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
DURHAM JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
EALING MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
GATESHEAD MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
GUILDFORD CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 6 |
GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
HARROW CROWN COURT |
|
| 1 |
|
HENDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
HOVE TRIAL CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
ISLEWORTH CROWN COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
KIDDERMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LAVENDER HILL MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
LEAMINGTON SPA MAGISTRATES' COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LEEDS COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 1 |
LEEDS MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LEICESTER COUNTY COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
LEICESTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 4 |
|
|
|
LINCOLN MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
LIVERPOOL CIVIL AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT | 1 |
| 2 |
|
LLANELLI JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
LOUGHBOROUGH COURT | 1 |
|
| 1 |
MAIDSTONE COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
MANCHESTER CROWN COURT (MINSHULL ST) | 1 |
|
|
|
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
MERTHYR TYDFIL COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
MILTON KEYNES COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 8 |
MOLD JUSTICE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, SALFORD |
|
|
| 2 |
NEWPORT (SOUTH WALES) COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
NORTHAMPTON BULK ISSUE CENTRE |
|
|
| 2 |
NORWICH COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
|
| 1 |
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
NOTTINGHAM MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
OXFORD COMBINED COURT CENTRE | 1 |
|
|
|
PLYMOUTH MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
PRESTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 2 |
|
RCJ – CRIMINAL APPEALS OFFICE |
|
|
| 3 |
RCJ – CIVIL APPEALS OFFICE |
|
|
| 1 |
RCJ/QBD |
|
|
| 1 |
READING CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
READING MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 2 |
ROMFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROMFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - East Block |
|
|
| 2 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - MAIN BUILDING |
|
|
| 1 |
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE - THOMAS MOORE BUILDING |
|
|
| 2 |
RUGELEY OFFICES (FORMER MAGISTRATES COURT) |
|
|
| 1 |
SNARESBROOK CROWN COURT (MAIN BUILDING) | 1 |
|
| 1 |
SOUTHAMPTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 |
|
SOUTHEND COMBINED - CROWN, MAGS, COUNTY AND FAMILY COURTS | 1 |
|
|
|
SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
STOKE-ON-TRENT COMBINED COURT | 2 |
|
|
|
STRATFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
| 1 |
TAUNTON CROWN, COUNTY AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
TELFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 2 |
|
| 2 |
THE LOWRY SALFORD QUAYS |
|
| 1 |
|
TRURO COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
UXBRIDGE COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WARRINGTON COMBINED COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WATFORD COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WEST HAMPSHIRE MAGISTRATES’ COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WEST LONDON FAMILY COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 3 |
WILLESDEN COUNTY COURT AND FAMILY COURT |
|
|
| 1 |
WIMBLEDON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
| 1 |
|
|
WOLVERHAMPTON COMBINED COURT CENTRE |
|
| 1 | 3 |
WOLVERHAMPTON MAGISTRATES’ COURT |
|
|
| 4 |
WOOLWICH CROWN COURT |
|
| 3 |
|
WORCESTER COMBINED COURT | 1 |
|
|
|
Grand Total | 35 | 10 | 14 | 101 |
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date (a) protective screens and (b) other covid-19 protective measures were installed in each court in England and Wales.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
HMCTS has in place a range of measures, developed in line with, and validated against, relevant public health standards. This ensures our buildings are Covid secure and enables HMCTS to run its vital public services, maintaining access to justice, throughout the pandemic.
The installation of screens is an example of one of these measures. By the end of October, we had installed screens in 229 court rooms and 148 deliberation rooms across England and Wales. The table below sets out the court buildings into which we have installed screens, along with the month of installation.
Other measures have been introduced across the court and tribunal estate, according to local risk assessment, since the 16th March 2020. Steps being taken include significantly increasing the cleaning regime, with additional cleaners brought in to sanitise frequently touched surfaces and making handwash and sanitiser available to anyone within the buildings. Courts and tribunals have also introduced revised entry and search procedures for all court users, public concourses marked out with socially distanced floor markings and appropriate guidance signage. In addition, it is a requirement to wear a face covering in all public and communal areas of our courts and tribunals, unless you are exempt, which helps further reduce the risk of onward transmission of Covid-19 in the most used parts of our buildings.
Month of installation | Court Building |
Aug/Sep 20 | Amersham Law Courts |
Aug/Sep 20 | Aylesbury Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Basildon Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Birmingham Crown Court (QEII Law Courts) |
Aug/Sep 20 | Bolton Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Bournemouth Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Bradford Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Brighton Crown |
Aug/Sep 20 | Bristol Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Cambridge Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Canterbury Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Cardiff Crown |
Aug/Sep 20 | Chelmsford |
Aug/Sep 20 | Chester Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Croydon Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Derby Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Durham |
Aug/Sep 20 | Exeter Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Grimsby Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Harrow Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Hove Trial Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Inner London Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Ipswich Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Isle of Wight Combined (and Magistrates) Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Isleworth Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | King's Lynn Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Leeds Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Leicester Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Lewes Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Lincoln Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Liverpool QEII Law Courts: Liverpool Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Luton Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Maidstone Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Manchester Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Newcastle Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Newcastle upon Tyne Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Northampton Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Norwich Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Nottingham County Court and Family Court (and Crown) |
Aug/Sep 20 | Oxford Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Peterborough Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Portsmouth Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Preston Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Salisbury Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Sheffield Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Shrewsbury Crown Court / Shrewsbury Justice Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Snaresbrook Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Southampton Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Southwark Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | St Albans Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Stafford Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Swansea Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Taunton Combined Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Teesside Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Truro Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Warwickshire (South) Justice Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Wolverhampton Combined Court Centre |
Aug/Sep 20 | Wood Green Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Woolwich Crown Court |
Aug/Sep 20 | Worcester Combined Court |
Oct-20 | Carlisle Combined Court Centre |
Oct-20 | Central Criminal Court - Old Bailey |
Oct-20 | Doncaster Crown Court |
Oct-20 | Guildford Crown Court |
Oct-20 | Leeds Magistrates Court |
Oct-20 | Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre |
Oct-20 | Newport Crown Court |
Oct-20 | Royal Courts of Justice |
Oct-20 | Swindon Combined Court Centre |
Oct-20 | Winchester Combined Court Centre |
Oct-20 | York Crown Court |
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the backlog of cases has been at Hove Trial Centre for (a) adult and (b) youth cases in each quarter since the first quarter of 2018.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
It is not possible to separately identify the criminal caseload at Hove Trial Centre in the data that is centrally collated by the Ministry of Justice. Hove is a satellite of Lewes Crown Court and as such it does not have its own caseload.
A table detailing the volume of outstanding cases at Lewes Crown Court by adult and youth from Q1 2018 to Q2 2020 (latest published) can be found below:
Table 1: Outstanding1 cases in the Lewes Crown Court, quarterly Q1 2018 - Q2 2020
|
|
|
| All Cases | ||
Year | Quarter | |||||
|
|
|
| Total | 18 and over | Under 18 |
2018 | Q1 |
| 965 | 949 | 16 | |
|
| Q2 |
| 908 | 891 | 17 |
|
| Q3 |
| 773 | 766 | 7 |
|
| Q4 |
| 583 | 576 | 7 |
2019 | Q1 |
| 564 | 558 | 6 | |
|
| Q2 |
| 529 | 522 | 7 |
|
| Q3 |
| 521 | 519 | 2 |
|
| Q4 |
| 554 | 550 | 4 |
2020 | Q1 |
| 596 | 585 | 11 | |
|
| Q2 |
| 643 | 634 | 9 |
1)Outstanding cases excludes cases that have a live bench warrant issued on the case, at the end of the period. The number of cases outstanding at the end of each period will not be equal to the sum of cases outstanding at the start of the period and those received during the period, minus cases disposed due to the exclusion of cases that have a live bench warrant issued on the case.
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was between a three day trial being listed and the first hearing of that case at (a) Hove Crown Court and (b) Southwark Court Court in each of the last three years.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, which buildings occupied by the Law Officers' Departments are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The information requested in respect of the Attorney General’s Office, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Government Legal Department (formally TSol) remains unchanged from that given in the former Solicitor General’s answer to question 183631 on 22 January 2014 (Official Report, Col 192W). Information relating to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is detailed below.
The SFO is a tenant in 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS which is owned by the Crown Estate. The Canadian High Commission (CHC) has taken out a 101 year lease from the Crown Estate for the building and the SFO makes rental payments to the CHC for the space it occupies. The rent paid by the SFO for 2014-15 financial year amounted to £1,733,619 (including non-recoverable VAT).
In March 2015 the SFO rented additional temporary office space as part of one of its blockbuster investigations. Following discussions with the Government Property Unit (GPU) a short term lease for temporary accommodation was agreed with Regus Management. This lease is due to run from 16 March to 30 June 2015 and rental payments for the 2014-15 financial year amounted to £15,690 (including non-recoverable VAT).
According to records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) property managing agent (DTZ), the CPS leases the following buildings that are owned or part-owned privately. The rent figures exclude VAT.
Property | Town | Landlord | Rent £p/a |
Emlyn Hughes House | Barrow-in-Furness | Barrow-in-furness Borough Council | 33,000 |
Colmore Gate | Birmingham | CIP Property (AIPT) Ltd | 1,167,925 |
Riding Gate House | Canterbury | James Hay Pension Trustees Ltd | 143,000 |
Capital Tower | Cardiff | Topland Mercury Ltd | 229,716 |
Stocklund House | Carlisle | Chartsand Ltd | 28,880 |
County House | Chelmsford | IPT Property Holdings ltd | 688,000 |
Fox Talbot House | Chippenham | PFC Asset Management Ltd | 185,000 |
Southern House | Croydon | London & Continental Railways Ltd | 205,239 |
Black Horse House | Eastleigh | Eastleigh Borough Council | 96,777 |
Gateway | Guildford | Napier Capital No 1 Ltd | 356,850 |
City Gate | Hove | Altyre Properties | 150,750 |
St Vincent House | Ipswich | Seacourt Properties Ltd | 72,500 |
Jefferson House | Leeds | Bunbury Holdings Ltd | 234,000 |
Princes Court | Leicester | Daffodil General Partner Ltd | 290,000 |
The Regatta (Suites 1-3) | Lincoln | Melbourne Holdings Ltd | 61,275 |
Rose Court | London | Grandiose Investments Pte Ltd | 4,345,800 |
Sunlight House | Manchester | Scottish Widows Investment Partnership PT | 615,377 |
Hudson Quay | Middlesbrough | Middlehaven Properties Ltd | 160,410 |
Mold Business Park | Mold | WEPRE INNS Limited | 40,000 |
St Anne's Quay | Newcastle | M & F Finance (Ireland) Ltd | 530,000 |
Carmelite House | Norwich | Jarrold Properties | 246,000 |
King Edward Court | Nottingham | Nottingham & County Constitutional Club Ltd | 10,500 |
King Edward Court | Nottingham | The Saxon Graphics Pension Scheme (SAPS) | 15,400 |
King Edward Court | Nottingham | Highclare Properties Ltd | 120,000 |
Gemini One | Oxford | Arlington Business Parks Partnerships | 263,880 |
Preston | Preston | Landmarq LLP | 203,600 |
Queens House | St Albans | Queens House Ltd | 232,500 |
Etruria Office Village | Stoke | Bunbury Holdings | 189,300 |
Central Police Station | Swansea | Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales | 103,000 |
Penhaligon House | Truro | Daejan Commercial Props Ltd | 53,300 |
South Parade | Wakefield | Yorkway Construction & Trewint Construction | 96,000 |
Burnley Wharf | Burnley | Judith McFarlane-Davidson | 105,600 |
Vantage Point House | Cwmbran | Vantage Point Business Park | 120,863 |
Priory Gate | Maidstone | Eaton Assets UK Ltd | 366,300 |
Afon House, | Newtown, Powys | Trillium (Prime) Property GP Ltd | 27,200 |
Parker Court | Stafford | Edward Barry Davey & Maria Davey | 130,910 |
Bankside Chambers | Warrington | Dukeminster 80 Ltd | 87,685 |
Bromfield House | Wrexham | G Walker Properties Ltd | 79,000 |
The Regatta Suites 4 - 5 | Lincoln | Melbourne Holdings Ltd | 43,677 |