Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 112286
Law Reporting: Magistrates' Courts
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely and accurate access to magistrates court listings and registers for the public and media following the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe starting point is there has been no deletion of the Courtsdesk “archive”.Magistrates’ court listing and registers data continues to be available online, by email, in courts, and over the phone.Work is underway to improve the way in which Magistrates a...
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