The Ministry of Justice decided this during the district’s investigative hearings

The move was confirmed by the Courts Service and the Justice Secretary before being welcomed by Telford Labor MP Shaun Davies.

A spokesman for HM Courts and Tribunals Service said: “We will be introducing a court of remand at Telford Magistrates’ Court to deliver speedy justice and increase efficiency.”

“This follows a review of local operations and we are working with stakeholders and court users to agree an appropriate start date.”

Mr Davies said the decision would mean Shropshire would no longer be the only county not to hold its own detention hearings.

The remand hearing was moved from Shropshire to Kidderminster in a controversial change back in 2018.

The situation was heavily criticized by legal teams who had to travel 50 miles round trip to represent the defendants.

This led to the introduction of video link hearings in 2020, meaning lawyers did not have to appear in person.

Mr Davies questioned Heidi Alexander, the justice minister, about the issue earlier this month.

He asked: “What estimate did she make of the cost to the public purse of moving inquest hearings at Shropshire Magistrates Court to Telford? and whether it will hold discussions with His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service about reintroducing detention hearings at that court.”

Ms Alexander responded that the hearings would be moved back to Shropshire.

She said: “The decision to centralize remand hearings in the West Mercia region was a judicial decision made by the local Judicial Business Group in 2017 following extensive public consultation.”

“The decision was based on pre-trial court standards prevailing at the time and enabled other courts in the region to improve the efficiency and timeliness of court proceedings for the benefit of victims and witnesses.”

“The position was recently reviewed and based on the current workload, the Judicial Business Group has agreed to remand Shropshire custody cases back to Telford Magistrates Court.”

“The implementation of this decision is underway.”

Reacting to the confirmation, Mr Davies said: “I think it is an important step. Shropshire was the only county in the country without a remand procedure, which might not seem like a big deal at first glance, but if you are a victim of crime or if you are a witness in the criminal justice system or care about public money being spent on legal aid , it was bad on all of those counts, so it’s a sensible decision.

“Now we really need to focus on reducing the time people wait for trials and hearings to get the criminal justice system back on track.”