Courts: Opening Hours
Commons · Question 21432 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) days and (b) hours per week (i) county, (ii) family, (iii) magistrates and (iv) youth courts were open for in 2024.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 7 Jan 2025
Court opening times/hours are distinct from court sitting days/hours and are the hours in which the public can access HMCTS buildings. In practice in most ordinary working weeks, courts are open to the public for five days a week for a minimum of eight ho...