Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 120245

Magistrates' Courts: Chichester

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat — Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the Magistrates Court building in Chichester.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

There are currently no plans to reopen the former Chichester Magistrates’ Court. The building has been closed since 2017 and is now in very poor condition. With the neighbouring Chichester Combined Court having transitioned from a Nightingale court to the...

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