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Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 19 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 January 2011. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HM Courts Service: Manpower

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many full-time equivalent staff are employed at each courthouse in Wales identified for closure under his proposals of 14 December 2010; and how many such staff will be transferred.
Answer

The numbers of full-time equivalent staff at each closing court in Wales as at 30 December 2010 are provided in the following table.

FTE
Magistrates court name:
Aberdare magistrates court 9.41
Abertillery magistrates court 0.27
Ammanford magistrates court 0
Barry magistrates court 7.54
Cardigan magistrates court 0
Chepstow magistrates court 0
Denbigh magistrates court 29.54
Flint magistrates court 0
Llandovery magistrates court 0
Llangefni magistrates court 0
Llwynypia magistrates court 0
Pwllheli magistrates court 0
County court name:
Aberdare county court 0.8
Chepstow county court 0
Pontypool county court 1
Rhyl county court 15.87
Total 64.43
Note:
The information provided is correct as at 30 December 2010.
Source:
Ministry of Justice HR Directorate database

It is not yet possible to say how many staff will be transferred to other courts. Following the decisions announced on 14 December, HMCS has commenced an internal consultation on staff impacts using the Management of Organisational Change Framework (MOCF) to look at staff impacts across the Court Estate Reform programme. During this period, HMCS will conduct discussion with the Department Trade Union Side and with staff (on a one-to-one basis) to consider how the changes will effect them. Only after these discussions take place will we be in a position to know the impact on staff.After the MOCF consultation has concluded, HMCS will implement a phased approach to closures from April 2011.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35588; 522 c200-1W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Staff HM Courts Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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