根据司法部长娜奥米·朗（Naomi Long）的声明，经过公众咨询后，利马瓦迪法院（Limavady Courthouse）将永久关闭。
Limavady Courthouse is to permanently close following a public consultation, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said.
该法院在2020年新冠疫情期间曾被暂时关闭，此后尽管限制措施解除，却一直没有重新开放。
The building was temporarily closed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and did not reopen after restrictions were lifted.
最后一次使用该法院进行司法程序是在2020年3月，当时每周会举行一次成人地方法院的庭审；此后这些庭审活动被转移到了科莱恩法院（Coleraine Courthouse）。
It was last used for court business in March 2020, when it opened once a week for Adult Magistrates' Court proceedings, before those proceedings were moved to Coleraine Courthouse.
这一决定是在对关闭该法院的提案进行充分咨询，并将相关司法业务“永久性转移”至北爱尔兰法院与法庭服务局（Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, NICTS）管理的其他法院之后作出的。
The decision follows a consultation on proposals to close the building and a "permanent reallocation" of court business to an alternative courthouse within the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) estate.
根据司法部（Department of Justice, DoJ）的数据，约60%的受访者认为关闭并处置利马瓦迪法院的提议“合理且正当”。
According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), about 60% of those who responded to the consultation agreed that the proposal for the permanent closure and disposal of Limavady Courthouse was "reasonable and justified".
朗在声明中表示，在做出关闭决定之前，她仔细考虑了所有收到的反馈意见。她指出，这一举措将使NICTS能够将投资重点放在改善其旗下所有法院的设施上，从而提升用户体验、提高资金使用效率，并增强法院的运行韧性及可持续性。
In a statement, Long said she had carefully considered all of the responses received before making the decision to proceed with the closure. She said the move would allow NICTS to focus investment on improving facilities across its estate, providing improved user experience, value for money, resilience and sustainability.
她还表示，这一决定将确保利马瓦迪地区的民众仍能获得公正的司法服务，因为新的法院设施将更加现代化、更安全、更便于使用。
The minister said the decision would also ensure that people in Limavady continued to have access to justice through what she described as "higher quality, safer, more modern and more accessible courthouse facilities".
朗感谢所有参与咨询的公众，称他们的意见对最终决策起到了重要作用。她同时表示，该法院的处置将为新的所有者提供投资机会，使其能够对该标志性建筑进行改造并重新投入使用。
Long thanked members of the public who took part in the consultation, saying their responses had helped inform the decision. She added that the disposal of the courthouse would provide an opportunity for a new owner to invest in the landmark building and return it to active use.
此前在担任司法部长期间曾阻止过关闭该法院提案的东伦敦德里地区议员克莱尔·萨格登（Claire Sugden）表示，现在应探索为该地点寻找新的用途；她以班戈法院（Bangor Courthouse）被改造成新的音乐场所为例，强调了这一做法的可行性。
East Londonderry MLA Claire Sugden, who previously stopped a proposal to close the courthouse while serving as justice minister, said a new community use should now be explored for the site, pointing to the work done in converting Bangor Courthouse into a new music venue.
“我当时做出的决定，是出于对司法公正的担忧——尤其是农村社区获得司法服务的机会问题，以及取消当地公共服务可能带来的更广泛影响，”苏格登说道。
"The decision I took at the time reflected concerns around access to justice, particularly for rural communities, and the wider impact of removing local services," Sugden said.
她强调，Limavady法院大楼不能就这样被废弃或任由其逐渐毁坏；这栋建筑是该镇的中心地标，具有重要的历史价值。她建议相关部门应与当地代表及组织合作，探索这座建筑的新用途，确保它能够继续作为社区的重要资产被保留下来。
She said it was important that Limavady did not simply lose the building, adding: "Limavady Courthouse is an historic building in the heart of the town... it should not be left empty or allowed to deteriorate." Sugdan said the department should now work with local representatives and organisations to explore a new use for the courthouse and keep it as an asset.