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 23 January 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 30 January 2023
Gloucestershire:
- Cheltenham Magistrates Court
- Gloucester Crown Court
Week beginning 20 February 2023
Dorset:
- Bournemouth Crown Court
- Poole Magistrates Court
- Weymouth Magistrates Court
See if a court is already live with Common Platform on our Find a court or tribunal service.
Last updated 5 December 2022 +show all updates
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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.
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10 courts added to list.
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New sites gone live.
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New common platform adopter sites added.
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7 new sites
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