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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30 Conclusion Acknowledged
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 users are said to prefer remote hearings, the interest of …
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.
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