Sixth report - Court capacity

Select Committee
Justice Committee HC 69 27 April 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (20 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 12
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 18
Government response
First Special Report - Court capacity: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2021–22 · published 7 Jul 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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30 Conclusion Acknowledged
Remote hearings negatively impact Family Court capacity and the overall quality of justice.
Conclusion
We are concerned that the current approach to remote hearings in the Family Court is having a negative effect both on court capacity but also on the quality of the justice itself. Whilst we note that a significant proportion of … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's concern and states it has committed to evaluating the impact of remote hearings as part of HMCTS’ Reform program, using learnings from the pandemic to inform remote hearing policy.
Ministry of Justice
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