Open date: 08 January 2007
Close date: 02 April 2007
Responses published: 17 May 2007
This consultation invited comments on the proposed merger of the local justice areas of Mendip and South Somerset and transfer of responsibility for the administration of the magistrates' courts in Mendip from the Bath to the Yeovil office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.
The summarised responses report outlines the conclusions reached on the options.
Consultation paper
This consultation paper invited suggestions as to how the magistrates' courts in Mendip should be reorganised because the bench of magistrates was too small to operate effectively as a separate unit.
- Consultation paper [ 0.13mb, 28 pages]
- Summary of questions [ 0.30mb, 1 pages]
Responses
This report summarises the responses received to the consultation 'Proposed Merger of Mendip and South Somerset Local Justice Areas' including how the consultation process has influenced the final shape of the proposal.
- Summary of responses [PDF 0.11mb, 29 pages]
Contact details
Further copies of this report and the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:
Rod White
Area Director
HMCS Avon and Somerset
PO Box 484
Queensway House
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 9BJ
Tel: 01934 528500
Fax: 01934 528520
