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HMCTS weekly operational summary

A weekly summary of the latest HM Courts and Tribunals Service operational position for users. We aim to update this every Friday at 4pm.

From:: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published: 21 May 2021
Last updated: 2220 April 2022 — See all updates

We email our weekly operational update to our subscribers on Sunday evenings, and share on social media on Monday mornings. Follow us on Twitter to check for daily or urgent updates.

HMCTS operational summary for week commencing Monday 2518 April 2022

Next week’s update will be issued on Friday 2922 April 2022.

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~~Reminder:~~ onWe COVID-19~~published~~ following updated guidance~~information~~ inon Scotland~~how~~ ~~courts~~ and Wales.~~tribunals~~ We’ve~~have~~ relaxed many~~COVID-19~~ of the restrictions that~~which~~ were~~have~~ ~~been~~ in place across our court and tribunal buildings during the pandemic.

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Updated:~~Reminder:~~ CourtWe and~~published~~ tribunala judgments~~list~~ areof now~~courts~~ freely~~open~~ available~~over~~ from~~the~~ The~~Easter~~ National Archives~~period~~.
Reminder: We~~Our~~ published~~Courts~~ our~~and~~ updated~~Tribunals~~ Vulnerability~~Service~~ Action~~Centres~~ Plan.~~will~~ be ~~closed~~ on ~~Friday~~ 15 ~~April~~ ~~and~~ ~~Monday~~ 18 ~~April~~ ~~2022.~~ ~~There~~ ~~will~~ be a ~~limited~~ ~~service~~ ~~available~~ on ~~these~~ ~~dates~~ ~~for~~ ~~crime-related~~ ~~queries.~~

Crime

Reminder: Common Platform is now live in 11 additional criminal courts in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. See~~Read~~ ~~more~~ ~~about~~ the full~~system~~ list~~and~~ of~~continuous~~ participating~~improvements~~ courts~~we’re~~ ~~making~~ in ~~our~~ ~~latest~~ ~~blog~~. where~~All~~ ~~criminal~~ ~~defence~~ ~~firms~~ ~~and~~ ~~chambers~~ ~~working~~ at ~~courts~~ in ~~these~~ ~~counties~~ ~~need~~ to ~~register~~ ~~their~~ ~~legal~~ ~~practitioners~~ ~~for~~ Common Platform is~~user~~ in~~accounts~~ use.if ~~they~~ ~~have~~ ~~not~~ ~~already~~ ~~done~~ ~~so.~~ In ~~addition,~~ ~~defence~~ ~~practitioners~~ ~~need~~ to ~~activate~~ ~~their~~ ~~accounts~~ ~~before~~ ~~attending~~ ~~court.~~
Reminder: We published~~revised~~ ~~and~~ ~~updated~~ ~~our~~ guidance for defence professionals on how to use Common Platform,~~Platform~~.

~~Reminder:~~ andWe ~~also~~ ~~published~~ ~~new~~ guidance for organisational administrators at legal firms and chambers on creating ~~Common~~ ~~Platform~~ user accounts, assigning roles, and other system tasks.
Reminder: Defence solicitors and barristers attending court for a Common Platform hearing should use the professional check-in feature,~~feature,~~ in both the Crown and magistrates’ courts. ~~Watch~~ ~~our~~ ~~video~~ ~~guide~~ to ~~find~~ ~~out~~ ~~more.~~ If ~~you~~ ~~experience~~ ~~issues,~~ ~~please~~ ~~let~~ ~~the~~ ~~court~~ ~~usher~~ or ~~clerk~~ ~~know~~ ~~and~~ ~~they~~ ~~can~~ ~~assist.~~ ~~Checking~~ in ~~does~~ ~~not~~ ~~remove~~ ~~the~~ ~~need~~ to ~~communicate~~ ~~with~~ ~~court~~ ~~ushers~~ ~~regarding~~ ~~your~~ ~~case.~~
Reminder: If you have a Common Platform account, you need to login at least once every 90 days to keep it active. If your account is inactive for 90 days, it will be deregistered for security reasons. If~~You~~ you~~will~~ are~~receive~~ deregistered,an ask~~automatic~~ ~~email~~ ~~notifying~~ ~~you~~ ~~before~~ your organisation~~account~~ administratoris ~~deregistered:~~ ~~login~~ to re-register~~the~~ you.~~system,~~ ~~and~~ ~~your~~ ~~account~~ ~~will~~ ~~remain~~ ~~live.~~

FamilyCivil

Updated:~~Reminder:~~ MyHMCTS~~Since~~ has~~Monday~~ been4 updated~~April~~ to~~2022,~~ fix~~legal~~ a~~professionals~~ known~~issuing~~ issue~~claims~~ that~~for~~ meant~~damages~~ divorce~~that~~ cases~~fall~~ were~~under~~ not~~the~~ visible~~scope~~ onof solicitors’~~Practice~~ dashboards.~~Direction~~ The~~51ZB~~ issue~~should~~ is~~use~~ now~~the~~ resolved~~Damages~~ so~~Claim~~ you~~service~~ canon progress~~MyHMCTS.~~ and~~Legal~~ assign~~professionals~~ cases~~acting~~ as~~for~~ usual.

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Family

Reminder:~~Updated:~~ We hosted a webinar for legal professionals to demonstrate our new online divorce service. A recording of the session is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
Reminder: Our updated online divorce service went live on Wednesday 6 April 2022. The service includes changes as a result of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which reforms the legal requirements and process for divorce.

Judicial guidance and announcements

For the latest practice directions, advice, and guidance please visit the Judicial Office website.

Previous editions

Week commencing Monday 18 April 2022

~~Week~~ ~~commencing~~ ~~Monday~~ 24 ~~January~~ ~~2022~~

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 2220 April 2022 + show all updates

22 April 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 25 April 2022 published.

20 April 2022
Added translation
14 April 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 18 April 2022 published.
8 April 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 11 April 2022 published.
6 April 2022
Added translation
1 April 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 4 April 2022 published.
30 March 2022
Added translation
25 March 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 28 March 2022 published.
23 March 2022
Added translation
22 March 2022
Update on Common Platform added.
18 March 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 21 March 2022 published.
16 March 2022
Added translation
11 March 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 14 March 2022 published.
10 March 2022
Added translation
8 March 2022
Added translation
4 March 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 7 March 2022 published.
1 March 2022
Added translation
25 February 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 28 February 2022 published.
24 February 2022
Added translation
18 February 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 21 February 2022 published.
15 February 2022
Added translation
11 February 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 14 February 2022 published.
10 February 2022
Added translation
4 February 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 7 February 2022 published.
28 January 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 31 January 2022 published.
25 January 2022
Added translation
21 January 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 24 January 2022 published.
18 January 2022
Added translation
14 January 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 17 January 2022 published.
7 January 2022
Update for week commencing Monday 10 January 2022 published.
5 January 2022
Added translation
31 December 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 3 January 2022 published.
17 December 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 20 December 2021 published.
16 December 2021
Added translation
10 December 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 13 December 2021 published.
3 December 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 6 December 2021 published.
2 December 2021
Added translation
26 November 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.
22 November 2021
Added translation
19 November 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 22 November 2021 published.
16 November 2021
Added translation
12 November 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.
5 November 2021
Page updated with changes to HMCTS operations for week commencing 8 Nov 2021.
29 October 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 1 November 2021 published.
26 October 2021
Added translation
22 October 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.
19 October 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 18 October 2021 published.
13 October 2021
Added translation
8 October 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 11 October 2021 published.
1 October 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 4 October 2021 published.
29 September 2021
Added translation
24 September 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.
21 September 2021
Added translation
17 September 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 20 September 2021 published.
16 September 2021
Added translation
10 September 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.
3 September 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 6 September 2021 published.
1 September 2021
Added translation
27 August 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 30 August 2021 published.
24 August 2021
Added translation
20 August 2021
Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.
18 August 2021
Welsh translation added.
13 August 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 16 August 2021 published.
10 August 2021
Added translation
6 August 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 9 August 2021 published.
4 August 2021
Added translation
30 July 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 2 August 2021 published.
27 July 2021
Added translation
23 July 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 26 July 2021 published.
20 July 2021
Added translation
19 July 2021
Updated COVID guidance pages added.
16 July 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 19 July 2021 published.
13 July 2021
Added translation
9 July 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.
6 July 2021
Added translation
2 July 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.
28 June 2021
Added translation
25 June 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 28 June 2021 published.
22 June 2021
Added translation
18 June 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 21 June 2021 published.
14 June 2021
Added translation
11 June 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 14 June 2021 published.
8 June 2021
Added translation
4 June 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 7 June 2021 published.
28 May 2021
Update for week commencing Monday 31 May 2021 published.
26 May 2021
Added translation
25 May 2021
Added line on operational status of courts in areas where COVID19 variant is spreading.
21 May 2021
First published.

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