Hm Courts Tribunals Service
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HMCTS Update for week commencing Monday 18 March 2024
Next weeks update will be published on Friday 22 March 2024.
General
MyHMCTS launched in Welsh
MyHMCTS now offers support for the Welsh language. This update allows easy switching between English and Welsh, enhancing accessibility for all professional users.
Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2024
Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024. They will reopen on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
Some magistrates courts will be open on Saturday 30 March and Monday 1 April 2024, but for remand hearings only.
Monthly management information
Wevepublished our latest monthlymanagement information for January 2023 to January 2024. It highlights workload volumes and timeliness at a national level.
This months edition also includes data on sitting days sat so far this financial year, and more detailed information relating to the probate service.
Medway County and Family Court update
On Tuesday 2 April 2024, four temporary hearing rooms will open at the Orida Hotel in Maidstone to hear cases from Medway County and Family Court.
The court at Gun Wharf is currently closed while work is undertaken to remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete from the building.
March monthly bulletin
Our March bulletin highlights the latest information about our Reform Programme, the Lord Chancellors visit to the new court and tribunal building in Leeds, an update on Nightingale Courts and more.
Crime
Inside the Criminal Courts
In the final Inside the Criminal Courts campaign video , Nuwan, one of our legal advisers shares an insight into his role.
Legal advisers must remain impartial during court hearings. They provide legal advice to the magistrates and sometimes need to explain procedures to defendants if they are unrepresented.
Reminder: Oxford Crown Court open day
Oxford Crown Court will be hosting an open day on Saturday 23 March 2024 from 10am to 2pm. Visitors will be able to speak with court staff and judges, visit the holding cells, explore a prison van, join a mock trial and much more.
Contact information for magistrates courts in the North and South West
The contact information has changed for the following magistrates courts:
Devon, Cornwall and Dorset
- Barnstaple Magistrates Court
- Bodmin Magistrates Court
- Exeter Magistrates Court
- Newton Abbot Magistrates Court
- Plymouth Magistrates Court
- Poole Magistrates Court
- Truro Magistrates Court
- Weymouth Magistrates Court
Cheshire and Merseyside
- Chester Magistrates Court
- Crewe Magistrates Court
- Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court
- Sefton Magistrates Court
- Warrington Magistrates Court
- Wirral Magistrates Court
Users should now contact our service centre on 0330 808 4407 instead of contacting the courts directly.
Previous editions
- HMCTS Update - 11 March 2024
- HMCTS Update - 4 March 2024
- HMCTS Update - 26 February 2024
- HMCTS Update - 18 February 2024
- HMCTS Update - 12 February 2024
- HMCTS Update - 5 February 2024
- HMCTS Update - 29 January 2024
- HMCTS Update - 22 January 2024
- HMCTS Update - 15 January 2024
- HMCTS Update - 8 January 2024