Returning courts cases from Wisbech to Cambridgeshire
Sets out a proposal to return cases from the Wisbech area to Cambridgeshire, to be heard at Peterborough magistrates' and Crown courts.
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This consultation seeks to improve access to justice for defendants whose cases are presently heard in Norwich and Cambridge.
It aims to:
- eliminate the expenses and inefficiency for agencies based in Cambridgeshire who have to travel to Norfolk to deal with a small numbers of cases
- improve access to Cambridgeshire based services for defendants and victims
- eliminate a source of error in dealing with defendants for breach of community orders and suspended sentences
This consultation seeks the wider views of those people or groups who may be affected by the change including magistrates, court users, stakeholders and public authorities, charities and business within the immediate areas concerned.
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