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Wales local justice areas: proposed mergers
Proposals to merge local justice areas for magistrates' court cases in Wales.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
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 Walesapplication/pdfEquality impact assessmentapplication/mswordAsesiad o’r Effaith ar Gydraddoldebapplication/mswordYmgynghoriad ar uno Ardaloedd Cyfiawnder Lleol yng Nghymruapplication/pdfConsultation responseapplication/pdfYmateb i'r cynnig ar uno Ardaloedd Cyfiawnder Lleol yng Nghymruapplication/pdf