Magistrates Courts (Essex) (Hansard, 25 July 2000)

HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 c537W 537W

§ 33. Mr. Bob Russell
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will review the courts closure programme for magistrates courts in Essex. [130602]

§ Jane Kennedy
No. The Government's policy is that magistrates courts are best managed locally. Decisions concerning the future of magistrates courts in Essex are for the Essex Magistrates Courts Committee to determine, in consultation with its local paying authority.