Andrew Tyrie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether fast track trials in Chichester County Court (a) have been or (b) are planned to be moved to Eastbourne County Court.

Andrew Selous

To reduce the waiting times for fast track hearings in Sussex, all fast track cases have been centralised to be heard at Eastbourne County Court on two days each month. The first hearings begin on 26 October 2015 which will include cases from Chichester.