Guidance: HMCTS weekly operational summary

Hm Courts Tribunals Service

May 26

16:33 2023

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The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 2 June 2023.

Update: Weve updated our Vulnerability Action Plan, which outlines how courts and tribunals are changing and improving to support vulnerable people to access the justice system. Read the updated plan.
Update: Find out how colleagues at the Royal Courts of Justice Group have been working to improve access to justice for users with accessibility needs.
Update: We spoke at the annual United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice(CCPCJ) session in Vienna.HMCTS representatives discussed video hearings and video evidence, focusing on how theyre helping to support court users, victims and witnesses.
Reminder: Scammers are making fraudulent calls claiming to be high court enforcement officers. Learn what to do if youre suspicious about a call.
Reminder: Weve created a signposting strategy to help court and tribunal users navigate the justice system and access the support they need. Read about the strategy.
Reminder: Thousands more can apply to become judges under plans to expand diversity in the judiciary. New rules will see up to 4,500 more lawyers from diverse backgrounds eligible to become judges under plans announced by the government.

Update: If youre having problems signing into Common Platform, or if you experience technical issues, theres a new phone number for the helpdesk: 0203 989 6060. Please save this in your contacts. You can also email CJSCP-DefenceServiceDesk@hmcts.net - we aim to respond within 5 working days. If you need help accessing case details, email our service centre or call 0330 808 4407. If your account has been deregistered, please speak to your organisation administrator.
Update: TheCommon Platform case management systemis now in use in these London courts: Bexley Magistrates Court, Bromley Magistrates Court, Croydon Crown Court, Croydon Magistrates Court, Inner London Crown Court and Woolwich Crown Court. Find out when the next courts are going live with Common Platform.
Reminder: Defence solicitors and barristers can join one of our regularonline support sessions to get help with accessing case details, using the new PET and BCM forms, and any other aspect of Common Platform. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and Thursdays at 9am. Book a drop-in session. For details on using Common Platform, watch our videos onhow to use Common Platformandaccount registration and security. You can alsoread our how-to guides.

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 26 May 2023 +show all updates

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