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Recommendation 19
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Set out plans for providing additional super-courtrooms to enhance court capacity.
Recommendation
The Committee welcomes the creation of super-courtrooms and commends HMCTS for their work in getting them up and running during the pandemic. The Government should set out how many more super-courtrooms will be provided by
Government response summary AI-generated
The government did not address the recommendation to set out how many more super-courtrooms will be provided. Instead, it detailed cross-departmental work and funding initiatives aimed at supporting separating couples and children within the family justice system.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Since the start of the pandemic, we have significantly increased our capacity in criminal courts to conduct hearings with multiple defendants. This has included works to increase defendant capacity, including modifying 71 courtrooms to hold large multi-hander trials, and opening super courtrooms at Manchester and Loughborough, capable of holding hearings with up to 12 defendants. We will continue to keep our estate under to review to ensure it meets our operational requirements. The Criminal Courts—Technological Capacity in the Crown Court
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