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

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation response

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

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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

Original consultation

Summary

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

This consultation ran from
to

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. Consultation response published.

  2. First published.