Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 October 2001. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 October 2001 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proportion of magistrates' courts are operating the office automation element of the Libra project in parallel with legacy systems. - Including figures.

Answer: Matthew Taylor: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proportion of magistrates courts are operating the office automation element of the Libra project in parallel with legacy systems. [10253] Mr. Wills: There are currently 16 magistrates courts committees (MCC) out of a total of 42 that are the operating the Office Automation (OA) element of the Libra project. In addition, about half of Greater London is operating the service. All of these MCCs operate legacy systems in parallel, as legacy systems will not be replaced until the new Libra software is available to run over the OA infrastructure. Deployment of the service is currently under way in a further two MCCs.

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