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<p>The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously
and reducing holding costs.</p><p> </p><p>The date of operational closure of each
court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 is detailed
below. The majority of these courts were closed as part of the Court Estate Reform
Programme (CERP). CERP is expected to save the taxpayer £152m by 2015 while ensuring
the courts continue to operate effectively. As of 29 October 2014 a total of 66 buildings
closed under the programme have been sold attracting disposal receipts of £42.9m.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition to the courts announced for closure under CERP, the Ministry of
Justice has closed and disposed of a number of court buildings as a result of the
integration and co-location.</p><p> </p><p>The sale of former court buildings is dependent
on a number of factors including the state of the market, potential future use of
the property (including its development potential) and their location. Furthermore,
some of the buildings are occupied in part by the police and local authorities, which
can also delay or prevent swift disposal.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus
property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table:
Date of operational closure of each court building which has been closed but not disposed
of since May 2010 as at 30 June 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Court
Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of operational closure <sup>1, 2</sup></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Bishop
Auckland Magistrates’ & County Court <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>13 July 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridport Magistrates'
Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton-upon-Trent
County Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01
April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18
March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March
2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates'
Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath (Mid
Sussex) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton Le
Spring Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley
(Bingley) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates'
Court & County Court</p></td><td><p>07 October 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates’
Court<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>22 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sherborne Magistrates'
Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>07 December 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super
Mare Magistrates’ Court <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>Not used since September 2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p>1.
The date the building was decommissioned and available for disposal is not held centrally.
Court buildings may have been used for administrative purposes following their operational
closure until space could be found at alternative locations to facilitate this work</p><p>2.
Where two courts shared the same building then the operational closure date of the
last court to close is shown</p><p>3. The closures of Bridport Magistrates’ Court,
Dorking Magistrates’ Court and Sherborne Magistrates’ Court were announced on 18 March
2010</p><p>4. Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ Court and County Court building was sold
on 11 August 2014</p><p>5. Rochdale Magistrates’ Court was sold on 28 August 2014</p><p>6.
Former Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court is integral with the police station. Avon
and Somerset Policy Authority will lead on the future of the building</p><p> </p><p>
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