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<p>The number of criminal or family courts that are currently operational and are
scheduled to be disposed are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Magistrates’
courts</p></td><td><p>Crown courts</p></td><td><p>Family courts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The number of criminal or family courts that are closed but are not yet disposed
are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Magistrates’ courts</p></td><td><p>Crown
courts</p></td><td><p>Family courts</p></td><td><p>Crown and county courts (combined
courts)</p></td><td><p>Magistrates’ and family courts (combined Courts)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The decision to close any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following
full public consultation and only when effective access to justice can be maintained.
Courts that have closed were either underused, dilapidated or too close to one another.</p><p>Since
2015/16 HMCTS has raised approximately £129m from the sale of surplus buildings to
reinvest in the wider reform programme.</p>
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