Proposal on the provision of courts services in HMCS Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
Status: Closed - with response
Open date: 23 June 2010
Close date: 15 September 2010
Responses published: 14 December 2010
A consultation on the provision of courts services in HMCS Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley.
Consultation paper
- Proposal on the provision of courts services in HMCS Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley (PDF 0.55mb 50 pages)
- Impact Assessment on Her Majesty’s Courts Service proposals on the provision of courts services in England and Wales (PDF 0.08mb 10 pages)
- Equality impact assessment (PDF 0.10mb 7 pages)
- Rural Proofing checklist for the proposals on the provision of courts services in England and Wales (PDF 0.03mb 2 pages)
- List of proposed court closures in England and Wales (PDF 0.04mb 5 pages)
- Proposal on the provision of courts services in HMCS Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley - questionnaire (Word 0.08mb 5 pages)
Response
A total of 121 responses were received from a wide range of interested parties including magistrates, local and district councils, individuals, MPs and others. The responses have been fully analysed against the principles of the court estate strategy along with impact assessments, equality impact assessments and any further data collected as part of the consultation process.
The initial proposal was to close six magistrates’ courts and two county courts in the HMCS Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley area. Following the consultation, the Lord Chancellor’s decision is to close five magistrates’ courts and two county courts in the original proposal to achieve more efficient service delivery in this area.
- Proposal on the provision of courts services in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley response to consultation (PDF 0.26mb 78 pages)
- Annex B – Utilisation (Excel 0.07mb 1 pages)
- Annex C – Estimated travel time by public transport (Excel 0.07mb 1 pages)
- Annex D – Maps (PDF 0.34mb 2 pages)
- TNS court users omnibus survey results summary (PDF 0.05mb 6 pages)
- Impact assessment (PDF 0.16mb 16 pages)
- Equality impact assessment (PDF 0.13mb 29 pages)
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