Wolverhampton hotel set to remain as Nightingale court for another year
A hotel in Wolverhampton is set to remain as a Nightingale court for another year in a bid to cut the backlog of cases.
Wolverhampton's Park Hall Hotel & Spa provides two crown court rooms and was converted into a Nightingale court in 2021.
A total of 24 temporary courtrooms in Nightingale Courts across England and Wales, which were set up to boost capacity during the pandemic, will remain open in 2023 to allow more cases to be heard.
The Government is investing £477 million over next three years to tackle the crown court backlog which significantly increased because of the pandemic.
