The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs.<\/p>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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When disposing of surplus property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.<\/p>
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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> <\/strong><\/p> Court Building<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Date of operational closure 1, 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> Bishop Auckland Magistrates\u2019 & County Court 4<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 13 July 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bridgwater Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 30 March 2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bridport Magistrates' Court 3<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 18 March 2010<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burton-upon-Trent County Court<\/p><\/td> 22 March 2013<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cirencester Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coleford Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dorking Magistrates' Court 3<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 18 March 2010<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Epping Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 30 March 2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Flint Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Frome Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Goole Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 16 December 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haywards Heath (Mid Sussex) Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 30 March 2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honiton Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Houghton Le Spring Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 16 December 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lewes Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lyndhurst Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Market Drayton Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oswestry Magistrates' Court & County Court<\/p><\/td> 07 October 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pontefract Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 22 March 2013<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale Magistrates\u2019 Court5<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 22 December 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Selby Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 22 March 2013<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sherborne Magistrates' Court 3<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 18 March 2010<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 07 December 2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Totnes Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Towcester Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weston Super Mare Magistrates\u2019 Court 6<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Not used since September 2006<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wimborne Magistrates' Court<\/p><\/td> 01 April 2011<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Witham Magistrates\u2019 Court<\/p><\/td> 30 March 2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Footnotes:<\/strong><\/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> 2. Where two courts shared the same building then the operational closure date of the last court to close is shown<\/p> 3. The closures of Bridport Magistrates\u2019 Court, Dorking Magistrates\u2019 Court and Sherborne Magistrates\u2019 Court were announced on 18 March 2010<\/p> 4. Bishop Auckland Magistrates\u2019 Court and County Court building was sold on 11 August 2014<\/p> 5. Rochdale Magistrates\u2019 Court was sold on 28 August 2014<\/p> 6. Former Weston Super Mare Magistrates\u2019 Court is integral with the police station. Avon and Somerset Policy Authority will lead on the future of the building<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/92893/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Absconds have reached record lows - down 80% over the last 10 years - but each incident is taken seriously, with the police contacted as a matter of urgency. Over 97% of prisoners who abscond are re-captured and returned to custody. Re-captured absconders will be returned to a more secure closed prison where they face either a criminal prosecution for absconding or an internal adjudication in prison in front of a visiting judge. In both cases they can receive additional time in prison.<\/p> <\/p> The tables below provide details of the security category and offence type of those absconders who are currently unlawfully at large having absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 (the most recent period that statistics are available). Information prior to April 2004 could only be collated by performing manual checks across different databases and could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> Table1: Security category of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as on 14 October 2014<\/strong><\/p> Current Security Category<\/p><\/td> Number of absconders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cat C1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cat D<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Female Open<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Immigration detainee 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Table2: Offence type of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as on 14 October 2014<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Offence Type<\/p><\/td> Number of absconders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Violence against the person<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sexual Offences<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Robbery<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burglary<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Theft & Handling<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fraud & Forgery<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Drug Offences<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Motoring offences<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other offences<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Held for Immigration Purposes 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> 1<\/sup> One Category C prisoner absconded from an accompanied absence whilst out of the Cat C prison.<\/p> 2 <\/sup>Tables include absconds of immigration detainees from establishments operated as Immigration Removal Centres by NOMS under contract to the Home Office (one immigration detainee held in a Category D prison has been included as a Category D absconder in Table 1).<\/p> <\/p> These figures have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.<\/em><\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/92894/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Absconds have reached record lows - down 80% over the last 10 years - but each incident is taken seriously, with the police contacted as a matter of urgency. Over 97% of prisoners who abscond are re-captured and returned to custody. Re-captured absconders will be returned to a more secure closed prison where they face either a criminal prosecution for absconding or an internal adjudication in prison in front of a visiting judge. In both cases they can receive additional time in prison.<\/p> <\/p> The tables below provide details of the security category and offence type of those absconders who are currently unlawfully at large having absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 (the most recent period that statistics are available). Information prior to April 2004 could only be collated by performing manual checks across different databases and could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> Table1: Security category of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as on 14 October 2014<\/strong><\/p> Current Security Category<\/p><\/td> Number of absconders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cat C1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cat D<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Female Open<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Immigration detainee 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Table2: Offence type of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as on 14 October 2014<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Offence Type<\/p><\/td> Number of absconders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Violence against the person<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sexual Offences<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Robbery<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burglary<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Theft & Handling<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fraud & Forgery<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Drug Offences<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Motoring offences<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other offences<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Held for Immigration Purposes 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> 1<\/sup> One Category C prisoner absconded from an accompanied absence whilst out of the Cat C prison.<\/p> 2 <\/sup>Tables include absconds of immigration detainees from establishments operated as Immigration Removal Centres by NOMS under contract to the Home Office (one immigration detainee held in a Category D prison has been included as a Category D absconder in Table 1).<\/p> <\/p> These figures have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.<\/em><\/p>"}
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