Mark Hendrick – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-07-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which magistrates’ and Crown courts have separate waiting rooms for victims of domestic violence and those accused of assaulting them.

Dr Phillip Lee

All Crown Court Centres have separate waiting facilities for victims and witnesses, including victims of domestic violence.

97% of magistrates’ courts have some kind of separate witness waiting facility. For those courts that do not have this facility, special arrangements will be put in place providing the court is notified in advance.

There are separate secure facilities for those accused that are held in custody. The accused who are remanded on bail, do not have designated waiting rooms.