Issue - meetings

Following a motion to Council in July 2015 and convening of a working party to discuss, a response was prepared to the Ministry of Justice consultation relating to Magistrates Courts. A copy of that response is attached for members’ information.

The Scrutiny Commission was updated with regard to responding to the Ministry of Justice consultation on Hinckley Magistrates Court. Members were presented with a copy of the letter that had been sent by way of response and it was explained that a member working group had met to agree a response, which had then been drafted by an officer group. During discussion, the following points were made:

·         The feeling that response was well-balanced

·         There may be a number of artefacts in the building and Hinckley Museum should be asked to ensure these are recovered should the service cease to operate from the building

·         It would make sense for the service to remain in Hinckley, and would be beneficial to all if the Hub could be used for this purpose.