Youth Courts: Closures
Commons · Question 45775 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Youth Courts were (a) partially and (b) fully closed between 1 May 2010 and 1 July 2024, by region.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 29 Apr 2025
The table below shows the number of dedicated Youth Courts that were permanently closed between 1 May 2010 and 1 July 2024, broken down by region. Youth Courts are normally sat by magistrates and are routinely located in magistrates’ courts. The figures d...