Amidst these financial constraints, the Ministry of Justice continues to explore alternative funding models for the UK’s court system.

The financial support of courts is managed primarily by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), which is responsible for overseeing the budgets of the courts, tribunals, and other judicial services.

These courts are usually presided over by a bench of magistrates—volunteer judges—or a single district judge. The challenge for the Ministry of Justice is to provide sufficient funding while ensuring that resources are spread across all levels of the judiciary, from the lower courts to the most senior courts. Magistrates’ Courts deal primarily with less serious criminal offences, such as traffic violations, shoplifting, and anti-social behaviour.

Some claim that high court fees effectively price certain individuals out of the legal system, particularly in civil disputes and family law cases.

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