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<p>HM Courts & Tribunals Service is currently investigating how to appropriately
evaluate optimum utilisation rates for courts and tribunals, looking at past data
on utilisation and performance. We anticipate that this analytical work will be completed
prior to the publication of any further proposals regarding the court or tribunal
estate.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining effective access to justice will be the top priority
when making decisions about the future of courts and tribunals buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The
closure of any court is not taken lightly and, where a service is moved outside the
local area, will only follow a full public consultation. To date, courts that have
closed have been dilapidated, too close to another or underused. All money raised
from the sale of buildings since 2016 has been reinvested back into the justice system.</p>
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