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Court Fees Reform

The Ministry of Justice is reforming court fees to address inefficiencies, inflation impacts, and access to justice concerns. Key issues include the slow fee-setting process that fails to keep pace with costs, the impact of legal aid reforms on litigants in person, delays and inefficiencies in County Courts, and the need for cost recovery mechanisms. Recent fee orders and reviews of sentencing and criminal courts highlight systemic problems requiring urgent attention.

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30 Jun 2023 | Written evidence linked

However, users including court staff and stakeholders, still feel that HMCTS’s engagement with them has not been sufficient, especially during the rollout of common platform. We received written evidence from the Bar Council, which told us that as far as it was concerned, the designers and producers of the common platform appeared to have a limited understanding of working needs and practices, and “displayed a marked reluctance for the system to be designed in conjunction with, and for the be...

However, users including court staff and stakeholders, still feel that HMCTS’s engagement with them has not been sufficient, especially during the rollout of common platform. We received written evidence from the Bar Council, which told us that as far as …

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