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Sixth report - Court capacity

Justice Committee HC 69 Published 27 April 2022
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Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
33 items (20 recs)
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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