Proposed merger of the local justice areas in Northumbria

This consultation is issued on behalf of the Northumbria Judicial Business Group (JBG), which comprises members of the judiciary and HM Courts and Tribunal Service managers. The JBG manages the judicial business of magistrates’ courts within Northumbria.

There are currently 7 local justice areas in Northumbria. The JBG is seeking views on whether there should be a merger of these local justice areas.

This consultation is intended to inform the recommendations that the JBG might make and to discharge the Lord Chancellor’s duty to consult.