Access to Justice

That the Parliament notes the Scottish Government's decision to accept all of the recommendations made by the Scottish Court Service in its paper, Shaping Scotland’s Court Services, published in April 2013; regrets the haste of the Scottish Government's decision to accept all of the findings without further discussion; believes that a number of these proposals will have a negative impact on victims, witnesses and other court users as well as the local economies of the towns affected, and rejects in particular the proposed closure of courts in towns such as Cupar, Dingwall, Arbroath, Stonehaven and Haddington.