§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the working arrangements prevailing in the London magistrates' courts, and, in particular, that the time of police officers, barristers and solicitors is not wasted unnecessarily through inefficient listing and timing of cases.
§ Mr. JohnThe listing and timing of cases is primarily a matter for the clerks to justices concerned. This is always a difficult task because it is hard to forecast what course a case will take. Responsibility for the general administration of magistrates' courts rests with the four outer London magistrates' courts committees and the Committee of Magistrates for Inner London.