Submitted on Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Published on Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Friday 23rd September 2016
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Cancel the court closures announced on 11th February, 2016 and improve justice.
There are currently 460 courts and tribunals in E & W. The govt. announced the closure of 86 of these, claiming they are substantially under used. Why not ensure that they are used more often - speeding up justice. It claims that they will be within a 1 hour car journey, ignores public transport.
The Govt. claims that the 86 courts are under used by 60%. This could be addressed by ensuring that matters are listed more quickly and the courts used more effectively. The Govt. claims that 97% of citizens will still be able to reach a court, by car, within an hour, ignoring those without cars. There are examples of round trips that will be costly and exceed four hours. This will stop justice being local and accessible.
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