Courts to be privatised in radical justice shake-up

From the Times -

‘Courts in England and Wales are facing wholesale privatisation under revolutionary plans that would end the system that has existed since Magna Carta.

The idea would establish the courts service as a commercial enterprise, paying its way and freed from Treasury control, with court buildings and thousands of staff put in the hands of private companies. It would save the Ministry of Justice £1 billion a year.’

(Behind the paywall) @ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3776508.ece

“The Ministry of Justice has dismissed claims that is actively considering “the wholesale” privatisation of the courts service as part of a radical review to save funds.

While confirming that civil servants are looking at ways of improving the efficiency of the HM Courts & Tribunal Service, the MoJ denied that it planned to outsource all court buildings to a private contractor…”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/may/28/moj-denies-privatisation-courts-service