Bishop Street Courthouse modernisation will cost tens of millions says Court Service director

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00:00 In addition, the programme is progressing three major capital projects.

00:04 The modernisation of the Royal Courts of Justice,

00:07 refurbishment and upgrade of the Old Town Hall in Belfast,

00:11 and the modernisation of Bishop Street Courthouse in Derry, London, Derry,

00:15 all of which will be subject to business case approval and funding.

00:19 We are in the middle of a business case process

00:22 to refurbish the Royal Courts of Justice,

00:25 which is in the tens of millions of pounds.

00:28 We are also looking at the cost of modernising Bishop Street Courthouse

00:33 up in Derry, London, Derry,

00:35 which again, whilst not of the same scale as the Royal Courts of Justice,

00:39 is also tens of millions.

00:42 So, in terms of how we are seeking to secure that funding,

00:46 the first piece is developing robust business cases

00:50 to make a really good case for that funding.

00:52 And then we are working closely with departmental colleagues

00:56 as we outline our funding requirements for next year and beyond.

01:00 So we are making as strong a case as we can to the department

01:05 and from the department to the Department of Finance

01:08 for funding for those transformation programmes.