The Gozo Chamber of Advocates is insisting that the relevant authorities should take the appropriate decisions without further delay and identify a suitable site to host the Gozo Court building, the Chamber said in a statement on Monday.

It said that lawyers in Gozo have noted with regret that another forensic year is beginning without a solution having been found for what it described as the acute problem of lack of space in the present Gozo Courts. It also spoke of how the current building is inaccessible for certain people, such as the elderly and persons with disabilities.

The Chamber said that several proposals have been made over the years for an alternative site, and it remarked that the Planning Authority has even issued permits "at a great cost to the public treasury", but that no proposal has ever been carried out.

It said that in January 2023, the Court Services Agency had made a call for proposals to identify an alternative location for the Gozo Court, but that no one knows what the outcome of the call was. The Chamber continued that it does not seem as if any particular site has been identified to serve the function of a court building.

The Gozo Chamber of Advocates added that a site in a central location at Rabat, Gozo which had been identified as a space for the court building will now be developed only as a parking lot. It commented that the original proposal included extensive facilities for parking.

The Chamber concluded that a new Gozo Court building would provide better and more dignified service for the people of Gozo and all others who would make use of the building.

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