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<p>HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has rigorous appraisal processes in place
to ensure that any future estate projects offer value for taxpayers' money and deliver
significant improvements to court and tribunal users.</p><p> </p><p>Construction projects
in courts that have been cancelled since May 2010 are detailed below. With regards
to this information, the following should be noted:</p><p> </p><p>The figures relate
to sites acquired before the Spending Review 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Following reviews
of anticipated workloads, costs and future benefits, decisions were taken not to proceed
with the following construction projects in their planned format as they did not offer
taxpayers value for money. No construction costs were incurred and no formal decisions
to dispose or develop the sites in a different form have been taken yet.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>None of the courts where the construction projects were cancelled have subsequently
closed. For reasons of commercial confidentiality we are unable to provide the contract
details.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p>Court</p></td><td><p>Project
Description</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Crown
Court</p></td><td><p>The provision of a new four courtroom Crown court to replace
poor existing accommodation and lack of capacity</p></td><td><p>£2.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury
Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Securing lease on a land site for a court construction
project</p></td><td><p>£4.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New
24 courtroom Magistrates' court</p></td><td><p>£11.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Securing lease on a land site for a court construction
project</p></td><td><p>£17.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Bromwich Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New
Magistrates' Courthouse comprising 10 courtrooms</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New Magistrates' and County courthouse comprising
8 Magistrates' and Youth Courts, 3 Family Court, 3 Civil Courts and 7 Hearing Rooms</p></td><td><p>£2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>The relocation of the existing Bradford Magistrates'
Court project as part of the Bradford City Regeneration Scheme funded by Bradford
Regeneration at minimal cost to the MoJ*</p></td><td><p>£0.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester
Justice Centre</p></td><td><p>New Criminal Court Centre with 3 Crown Courts and 5
Magistrates' Courts</p></td><td><p>£0.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snaresbrook Crown
Court</p></td><td><p>Provision of 8 new Crown courtrooms at existing Snaresbrook Crown
Court</p></td><td><p>£1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New
Crown Court (4 courtrooms), Magistrates'' (8 courtrooms), County Courts (3 courtrooms
and 3 District Judgehearing rooms) and 2 Tribunal Hearing Rooms</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*Note: The Bradford Court project is relocating the existing court and is being
funded by Bradford Regeneration and the local authority. The project has not been
deferred by the MoJ but is on hold until Bradford Regeneration and the local authority
can secure further funding from the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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