Plastic screens to be installed in 250 courts by the end of October
As part of the drive to return to face-to-face court settings where necessary, following COVID-19 lockdown, screens for juries have been installed in one courtroom in Leeds and three in Liverpool.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has identified almost 200 courtrooms and 59 retiring rooms which are in need of protective plexiglass screens.
The President of The Law Society Simon Davis said: ‘It is essential that HMCTS maximises the use of physical court space in a way that minimises the risk to court users. These measures appear to be a good method of increasing court usage safely within normal court hours.’
This will be essential to open courts and address the backlog of court cases, exacerbated since lockdown.
Read more on the move to open courts safely at The Law Gazette here