United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 95120
Prisoners on Remand: South West
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24 September 2020
Last action
1 October 2020 · Answer
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1 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what planning (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have carried out for the future provision of virtual remand hearings in the Avon and Somerset area.
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24 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what planning (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have carried out for the future provision of virtual remand hearings in the Avon and Somerset area.
Source: Commons
1 October 2020
Answer
COVID-19 has been the biggest peacetime challenge that our justice system has faced. Video Remand Hearings (VRH) have been an important tool to free up court capacity for trials which must take place in person. During a pandemic, anything which reduces th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-24/95120
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1237581
- uk · wq-1237581 · source updated 1 October 2020