An official reason for the closure has been sought by Nottinghamshire Live
Nottingham Crown Court has shut suddenly less than 24 hours after Nottinghamshire Live highlighted long-term problems with the building. Court users such as judges, clerks, ushers, barristers and jurors arrived from 9am to be told the building would be closing.
We have contacted the Ministry of Justice for a statement and explanation as to precisely why the decision has been made and await a response. While that happens, anecdotally barristers have told us they have been told both “health and safety issues” and “something to do with the fire alarms” is behind it.
In that piece yesterday, Wednesday January 8, we wrote that underfunding of the criminal justice system for years has left the building in a general state of disrepair. Over the past week prisoners have not been allowed in the cells as the temperature is too cold meaning trials, pleas and sentencing hearings have all been affected.
Some trials at Nottingham Crown Court are being set well into 2026. One court user, who did not wish to be named, said: “It was right of Nottinghamshire Live to highlight the issues we are facing and it seems something of a coincidence that this has happened a day later.”
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