In April 2005 the Ministry of Justice (then the Department of Constitutional Affairs -DCA) established a pilot scheme at Manchester County Court offering free, in-court mediation in small claims cases issued at the court. In June 2005 the DCA commissioned an independent evaluation of the pilot scheme.
The scheme is now being rolled out across England and Wales and already the service is operational in nine other areas and plans are underway to ensure that the same service will be available to all court users by April 2008.
Please select the link to learn more about this successful mediation service.
Web-link: http://www.coe.int/t/dg1/legalcooperation/cepej/mediation/manchester_en.pdf
Language: English
Contact: James Rustidge, Small Claims Mediator Manchester - 0161 954 8991