Consultation outcome

Wales local justice areas: proposed mergers

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 28 June 2016
• Last updated: 22 February 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation response

PDF, 199 KB, 18 pages

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Ymateb i'r cynnig ar uno Ardaloedd Cyfiawnder Lleol yng Nghymru

PDF, 313 KB, 18 pages

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Detail of outcome

This is the post consultation response to the ‘Consultation on the merger of Local Justice Areas in Wales’.

It will cover:

• the background to the consultation
• a summary of the responses to the consultation
• a response to the points raised by respondents
• next steps following the consultation

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposals to merge local justice areas for magistrates' court cases in Wales.

This consultation ran from
28 June 2016 to 11:59pm on 4 August 2016

Consultation description

The consultation asks for views on proposed mergers in 14 local justice areas in Wales:

• Brecknock and Radnorshire
• Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan
• Carmarthenshire
• Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
• Conwy
• Denbighshire
• Glamorgan Valleys
• Gwent
• Gwynedd
• Montgomeryshire
• Newcastle and Ogmore
• North East Wales
• West Glamorgan
• Ynys Mon

The proposals include a number of options for merging the different benches.

Documents

Consultation on the merger of the local justice areas in Wales

PDF, 227 KB, 28 pages

Equality impact assessment

MS Word Document, 122 KB

Asesiad o’r Effaith ar Gydraddoldeb

MS Word Document, 255 KB

Ymgynghoriad ar uno Ardaloedd Cyfiawnder Lleol yng Nghymru

PDF, 317 KB, 26 pages

Published 28 June 2016
Last updated 22 February 2018 + show all updates

1. 22 February 2018

   Consultation response published.

2. 28 June 2016

   First published.