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By Monidipa Fouzder2021-03-01T16:19:00+00:00
HM Courts & Tribunals Service received reports of confirmed Covid-19 cases among staff, judges, jurors and court users based at 95 court sites in less than a month, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Justice.
Labour’s Alex Cunningham, shadow minister for courts and sentencing, asked the department how many coronavirus cases were confirmed from 26 January to the most recent day.
Figures published by courts minister Chris Philp last week show that, between 26 January and 19 February, HMCTS received reports of confirmed cases for 82 staff, 16 judges, 13 jurors and 53 court users across 95 court locations.
Staff at 48 courts tested positive for Covid-19, including eight staff members at Bromley County and Family Court. Judges at 14 courts, jurors at 12 courts and court users at 40 courts also had the coronavirus.
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