Guidance: HMCTS weekly operational summary

Hm Courts Tribunals Service

July 28

15:52 2023

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The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 4 August 2023.

Update: Weve extended the deadline for you to complete our 2023 Communications and Engagement Survey. We want to find out what you think about the way we communicate and engage with you. This will help us understand how you access our information, what works well now and how we can improve.The survey will now close on 11 August 2023 and should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.Complete the survey.
Update: For Welsh speakers there is a Welsh language version of the2023 Communications and Engagement Survey. This is also open for responses until 11 August. Complete the survey
Update: Friday 28 July marks the one-year anniversary since the first TV broadcast of sentencing remarks from the Old Bailey. Millions of viewers have seen justice served in over 30 serious criminal cases in the last year shining a spotlight on the inner workings of the Crown Court and boosting public understanding on how trials operate.Read about the first year of broadcasting
Update: The National Cyber Security Centre published a Cyber Threat to Legal Sector Report to help law firms, lawyers and legal practices understand the current cyber security threats, and the extent to which the legal sector is being targeted. Read the report
Reminder: HMCTS CEO, Nick Goodwin, provides an update on the progress and performance within the criminal courts. Read Nicks blog

Update: TheCommon Platform case management systemis now in these Gloucestershire courts. Find out how to use Common Platform
- Cheltenham Magistrates Court
- Gloucester Crown Court
Reminder: Essex Police are now using Common Platform to prosecute traffic cases through the Single Justice Procedure. The procedure is already available for police forces across England and Wales, with the majority of cases handled through our legacy system Libra and defendants able to plea online via the Make a Plea platform.As part of our plans to create a more efficient and streamlined justice service, these cases have now moved to Common Platform. The service allows defendants of low level, summary only, non-imprisonable offences such as speeding or driving without insurance to enter a plea online. Cases are then reviewed by a single magistrate, aided by a legal adviser.
Reminder: Legal professionals can join one of our regularonline support sessions to get help with activating or logging into your account, accessing case information,checking in for a hearing or 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.

Update: Thousands of people will be automatically referred to access free mediation sessions to resolve disputes away from court when it becomes a requirement for small civil claims values up to 10,000. Find out more
Update: Legal professionals using the MyHMCTS platform to pay a claim issue fee for the Damages Claims and Online Civil Money Claims services can now do so by card or through Pay by Account (PBA). See how to register for Payment by Account (PBA)

Reminder: We are now accepting payment for probate applications by credit or debit card. MyHMCTS will update to show successful payment and email notifications to confirm payment by card will be sent. The MyHMCTS dashboard will update to confirm payment as usual. Apply for probate with MyHMCTS

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