Hm Courts Tribunals Service
Common Platform is a digital case management system. It helps users manage and share criminal case information more effectively. This includes HMCTS staff, the judiciary and professional court users such as defence lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service.
To use the service, you must have an account. If youre a defence professional, your firm or chambers must register you for your account.
Once your organisation has registered and you have activated your account, you can start accessing cases in Common Platform.
Courts going live soon
These dates might change because of operational reasons, but courts will not go live with Common Platform any earlier than the dates weve shown below.
Well update this page with the latest information on when courts are going live with Common Platform.
Week beginning 13 March 2023
Lancashire:
- Blackburn Magistrates Court
- Blackpool Magistrates Court
- Burnley Crown Court
- Burnley Magistrates Court
- Lancaster Crown Court
- Lancaster Magistrates Court
- Preston Crown Court
- Preston Magistrates Court
Week beginning 27 March 2023
Devon and Cornwall:
- Barnstaple Magistrates Court
- Bodmin Magistrates Court
- Exeter Crown Court
- Exeter Magistrates Court
- Newton Abbott Magistrates Court
- Plymouth Crown Court
- Plymouth Magistrates Court
- Truro Crown Court
- Truro Magistrates Court
Week beginning 27 March 2023
South Yorkshire:
- Barnsley Law Courts
- Doncaster Justice Centre
- Sheffield Crown Court
- Sheffield Magistrates Court
See if a court is already live with Common Platform on our Find a court or tribunal service.
Last updated 23 February 2023 +show all updates
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Removed rescheduled courts from list of courts to go live soon.
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live.
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live.
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live.
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Updated schedule for when courts are due to go live.
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Amended guidance so users can find out when a court is going live with Common Platform.
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Added 12 new courts to the south east list
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Additional courts in the North-east at Beverley, Bridlington, Grimsby and Hull added.
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New courts added in North-east and North-west.
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Courts in London and south-east added.
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Hereford Crown temporarily closed for building works. Courts in Boston, Lincoln, Amersham, Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes added.
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Additional venues in North-west, South-east and South-west added.
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Additonal courts in Wales added.
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Teesside courts added
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Additional courts added in the South-east.
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New venues added at Chester and Crewe.