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Written question asked by Jonathan Lord (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2010. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Monday, 13 September 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Magistrates Courts

Question
(2) what the average utilisation rate was of a magistrates court in England in 2009-10;
Answer

In 2009-10 nationally, magistrates courts sat an average of 64% of the possible time available based on a five hour day five days a week.The utilisation rates in 2009-10 in Surrey are as follows:"Guildford—62.3%""Redhill—80.1%""Staines—74.6%""Woking—75%"Her Majesty's Courts Service only retains utilisation figures for the past three years. At Woking magistrates court these were:"2009-10—75.1%""2008-09—78.4%""2007-08—69.8%"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12915; 515 c843W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Magistrates' courts Surrey
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk