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<p>(a) HMCTS is unable to isolate costs associated with individual case types held
by a particular court therefore costs directly attributable to the Specialist Domestic
Abuse Court at Westminster Magistrates Court are not available.</p><p>(b) Total direct
costs of holding hearings at Westminster Magistrates Court for financial year 2021-22
are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff
costs</p></td><td><p>2,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other costs<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estates
costs</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,174</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Figures
in £'000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note, these are direct costs
only and do not include any national overheads arising from the court’s use of shared
Headquarters functions, e.g. Human Resources, Estates or Digital & Technology
Services which are accounted for centrally.</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Other Costs includes
judicial costs, print and postage, IT & telecoms costs, and other miscellaneous
expenditure.</p>
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