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<p /> <p>The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously
and reducing holding costs. The monthly cost 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).</p><p> </p><p>CERP
is expected to deliver an estimated £99m resource savings plus £53m from the sale
of buildings. Under this Government court buildings that were rarely used or no longer
suitable were closed as part of our drive to cut waste. There are temporary costs
associated with ensuring unused courts are kept secure and protecting the fabric of
each building, as well as property tax rates payable to the local council. When disposing
of surplus property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.</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><strong>Table: monthly cost 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>Average
monthly cost <sup>1, 6</sup></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Bishop
Auckland Magistrates’ & County Court <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£2,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater
Magistrates’ Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>£1,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridport
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£1,839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton-upon-Trent
County Court</p></td><td><p>£1,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£1,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£1,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£4,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£1,931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£1,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates'
Court <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>£632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath (Mid
Sussex) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£7,255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£1,298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton Le Spring Magistrates'
Court <sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>£1,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley)
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£5,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£8,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£2,557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market
Drayton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£3,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry
Magistrates' Court & County Court</p></td><td><p>£1,958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£4,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£9,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£6,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sherbourne
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£1,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates’
Court</p></td><td><p>£9,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£2,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester
Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>£1,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare
Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates'
Court</p></td><td><p>£4,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>£1,502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p>1.
Monthly cost based on financial year data 2013/14. Holding costs include rates, fuel
and utilities, facilities management, telephony and other property costs.</p><p>2.
Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ Court and County Court building was sold on 11 August
2014</p><p>3. Monthly cost based on financial year data 2012/13 and 2013/14 in order
to address rates rebates in 2013/14</p><p>4. Monthly cost based on financial year
data 2012/13 and 2013/14 in order to address rates rebates and accounting adjustments
made in 2013/14</p><p>5. Monthly costs includes spend for associated office, The Villa.</p><p>6.
Costs are not comparable between financial years due to events such as rebates for
rates, utilities, facilities management and telephony.</p>
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