Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6697

Magistrates' Courts: Telford

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse for moving magistrates court remand hearings from Shropshire Magistrates Court in Telford; and if she will hold discussions with His Majesty's Courts and

Answer

Heidi Alexander
The decision to centralise remand hearings in the West Mercia area was a judicial decision taken by the local Judicial Business Group in 2017 following full public consultation. The decision was based on remand court volumes prevailing at the time, and en...

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