Original document : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals-additional-capacity-during-coronavirus-outbreak-nightingale-courts
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This page holds a list of additional facilities opening to support the courts and tribunals estate during the coronavirus outbreak.
HMCTS is using additional venues to provide increased estates capacity in response to the coronavirus outbreak. These venues have been referred to as ‘Nightingale courts’. They will be used on a temporary basis to ensure as many hearings as possible can continue to take place during the coronavirus outbreak. This page shows the sites that are open and will be updated and published as new sites become operational.
The additional facilities which are currently open are detailed in the list on this page.
| Site | Address | Opening date | Business being heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pallant House | East Pallant Chichester PO19 1TY | Monday 20 July 2020 | Civil work from Worthing County Court and family work from Worthing Family Court |
| Prospero House | 241 Borough High Street London SE1 1GA | Monday 3 August 2020 | Non-custodial crime work from Southwark Crown Court. |
| Hertfordshire Development Centre | Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2FQ | Monday 17 August 2020 to 31 August 2020 | The site was opend to hear civil work from Luton County Court and Watford County Court |
| Middlesbrough Town Hall | Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ | Monday 17 August 2020 | Civil work from Middlesbrough County Court (which forms part of Teesside Combined Court) |
| Swansea Civic Centre | Swansea Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3SN | Monday 17 August 2020 | Crime work from Swansea Crown Court |
| Telford Annex | Telford Annex, Telford Square, Malinsgate, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4JP | Monday 17 August 2020 | Civil and Family work, serving as an annex of Telford Justice Centre |
| Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France | MOJ, 102 Petty France MOJ, London SW1H 9AJ | Monday 24 August 2020 | Family work from East and West London Family Courts |
| Former Fleetwood Magistrates’ Court | Former Fleetwood Magistrates’ Court building at The Esplanade, Fleetwood, FY7 6AT | Monday 24 August 2020 | Civil work from Blackpool Magistrates’ and Civil Court |
| Cloth Hall Court, Leeds | Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds LS1 2HA | Friday 28 August 2020 | Civil work from Leeds Combined Court |
| Knight’s Chamber, Peterborough Cathedral | Peterborough Cathedral: Knights Chamber, Peterborough Cathedral Visitor and Learning Centre, 25 Minster Precincts, Peterborough, PE1 1XZ | Friday 28 August 2020 | Employment Tribunal and Corporate Crime from Luton Crown Court |
| Salford Lowry Theatre | Salford Lowry Theatre Complex, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ | Monday 28 September 2020 | Non-custodial Crown Court work and tribunals work, from Manchester Crown Court, Manchester Employment Tribunal and Manchester Immigration Tribunal |
| York Hilton | 1 Tower Street, York, YO1 9WD | Monday 28 September 2020 | Family work from York County Court |
| Middlesbrough Jurys Inn | Jurys Inn, Fry St, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH | Monday 28 September 2020 | Family work from Middlesbrough County Court |
| Bristol Law Society | 12 Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST | Monday 19 October 2020 | Crown, Civil and Tribunal work, as a satellite Bristol Crown Court and Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre |
| Chester Town Hall | 33 Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HQ | Monday 19 October 2020 | Crown court work as a satellite of Chester Crown Court |
| Liverpool, St George’s Hall | St George’s Hall, St George’s Place, Liverpool, L1 1JJ | Thursday 29 October 2020 | Non-custodial magistrates’ work as a satellite of Liverpool Magistrates’ Court |
| Winchester, The Guildhall | The Guildhall, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH | Thursday 29 October 2020 | Civil, Family and Tribunal work as a satellite of Winchester Combined Court |
We have also published guidance if you’ve been asked to attend a hearing in person at a court or tribunal during the coronavirus outbreak.
Additional nightingale courts added - Liverpool and Winchester.
Bristol Law Society and Chester Town Hall added as locations.
New venues added: Salford Lowry Theatre, York Hilton and Middlesbrough Jurys Inn.
Leeds and Peterborough added to list of venues.
List of nightingale courts updated
List of Nightingale Courts updated.
Prospero House contact and venue details added.
First published.
2025-03-31 08:00
Updated active Nightingale courts list, removing Swansea.
2025-03-06 11:21
Updated list of Nightingale courts adding closure dates and consolidating the information to a singular table.
2024-11-22 18:00
Updated list to reflect changes to Maple House Nightingale court.
2024-10-18 08:00
Minor change to update figure from 2 to 4.
2024-08-23 20:00
Updated list of operational Nightingale courts.
2024-03-28 19:00
Updated list of active Nightingale Courts published.
2024-03-23 08:00
Updated list of active Nightingale Courts.
2024-02-14 09:46
Updated page to reflect the latest available information.
2023-03-17 18:00
Removed Cloth Hall Court from list as it’s now closed.
2023-01-05 15:52
Removed outdated Prospero House information.
2022-12-16 18:00
Removed Prospero House as it’s now closed.
2022-12-12 18:13
Re-added Prospero House to list as removed in error.
2022-12-12 18:00
Removed Prospero House from list as it’s closed.
2022-12-01 08:00
Updated name of Nightingale court in Croydon.
2022-03-31 17:42
Updated list of Nightingale court sites currently in use.
2021-11-08 09:00
Second Warwick Nightingale court opened.
2021-10-29 09:30
M40 J15 Warwick Hotel added to list of venues.
2021-10-01 09:51
Agreement to use York Hilton comes to an end.
2021-09-21 11:00
New location at Monument added.
2021-09-13 09:21
Addtional courtroom at Leeds Cloth Hall.
2021-06-02 11:47
Lancaster Town Hall added for Preston Combined Court and Lancaster Magistrates' Court.
2021-06-01 10:55
Maidstone Mercure Hotel added.
2021-04-06 14:14
Lancaster Town Hall temporarily closed until after 2021 local elections.
2021-04-06 13:53
Former Chichester Crown Court building added.
2021-03-31 18:28
Bristol Law Society Nightingale court closed on 31 March 2021.
2021-03-30 11:00
University of Bolton Stadium added to list.
2021-03-24 11:59
Updated to add Nottingham Mercure information to the table.
2021-03-16 11:54
Croydon, Hilton and Wolverhampton venues added.
2021-03-11 14:45
East Pallant House has closed and is no longer a Nightingale court.
2021-03-03 06:00
Maple House and CCT Venues Barbican added.
2021-02-17 11:21
Added Manchester Hilton Deansgate.
2021-02-10 17:19
Taunton Shire Hall added to list.
2021-01-28 14:12
Stafford Shire Hall added to list of Nightingale courts.
2021-01-25 14:40
Former Cirencester Magistrates' Court added to list of Nightingale courts.
2020-10-29 11:42
Additional nightingale courts added – Liverpool and Winchester.