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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Ministry of Justice wins right to keep temporary Woolwich crown court extension

A temporary extension to Woolwich crown court which was previously judged only good enough to last ten years will be kept permanently, councillors have decided.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) built the annex to the southeast London courthouse – containing five hearing rooms - in 2011 while promising it was only a temporary solution and permanent extra court capacity would be created.

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