LEGAL Weapons are seized at court nKnives and bottles of alcohol among items held by security staff By Ellis Whitehouse [email protected] MONITORED: Bolton Crown Court NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 16 KNIVES, cameras and alcohol have been seized by security staff at Bolton’s courts this year — but the number of items that people have attempted to smug- gle into court is on the decrease. Guards have confiscated 11 knives in January to August this year — a drop when com- pared to the 28 confiscated in the whole of 2014. Staff have also taken 187 bot- tles of alcohol from people en- tering the courts, 145 cameras and 10 audio recorders. In 2014 court workers confis- cated 341 alcohol containers, 180 cameras and 18 recorders. The figures were revealed as the result of a Freedom of in- formation request to Her Maj- esty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). A spokesman for the service said the issue of security with- in courts was taken “extremely seriously”. He said: “The service has a ro- bust security and safety system to protect all court users and the Judiciary. “Our security system is con- tinually monitored to ensure that it is effective and propor- tionate and mitigates against the risks faced.” A total of 2,723 items have been confiscated so far this year, averaging at 85 per week. Last year, the number of items confiscated from Bolton’s courts totalled 4,889, averaging at 94 per week. theboltonnews.co.uk BN
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LEGAL
Weapons areseized at courtnKnives and bottles ofalcohol among itemsheld by security staff
By Ellis [email protected]
MONITORED: Bolton Crown Court
NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 201516
KNIVES, cameras and alcoholhave been seized by securitystaff at Bolton’s courts this year— but the number of items thatpeople have attempted to smug-gle into court is on the decrease.
Guards have confiscated 11knives in January to Augustthis year — a drop when com-pared to the 28 confiscated inthe whole of 2014.
Staff have also taken 187 bot-tles of alcohol from people en-tering the courts, 145 camerasand 10 audio recorders.
In 2014 court workers confis-cated 341 alcohol containers, 180cameras and 18 recorders.
The figures were revealed asthe result of a Freedom of in-formation request to Her Maj-esty’s Courts and TribunalsService (HMCTS).
A spokesman for the servicesaid the issue of security with-
in courts was taken “extremelyseriously”.
He said: “The service has a ro-bust security and safety systemto protect all court users andthe Judiciary.
“Our security system is con-tinually monitored to ensurethat it is effective and propor-
tionate and mitigates againstthe risks faced.”
A total of 2,723 items havebeen confiscated so far thisyear, averaging at 85 per week.Last year, the number of itemsconfiscated from Bolton’scourts totalled 4,889, averagingat 94 per week.
theboltonnews.co.ukBN
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