Guidance

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.

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 731 NovemberOctober 2022

Next week’s update will be issued on Friday 114 November 2022.

  • Reminder: On Tuesday 18 October construction of the new state-of-the-art Salisbury Square development began. The new justice centre will provide a total of 18 hearing rooms, consisting of 8 Crown, 6 civil and 4 magistrates’ court rooms.
  • Reminder: We’re piloting improved security processes. Visitors to Inner London Crown Court, Bradford Combined Court, Maidstone Crown Court, Cardiff Crown Court and Liverpool Crown Court will be selected at random for a manual pat-down search when entering the building. Members of the Professional Users Access Scheme will not be impacted.

Crime

  • Updated:Reminder: From Monday 7 November 2022 the existing Proceeds of Crime Act Section on the Crown Court Digital Case System (DCS) will be extended to allow the uploading of Enforcement Applications under Section 11 (Application to extend time), Section 22 (Applications for Reconsiderations) and Section 23 (Application to reduce confiscation order). The standard file structure has been updated to reflect this.
  • Updated: The Common Platform case management system haswill nowbe been implemented at more criminal courts in the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Kent.Kent in the week beginning Monday 31 October. See the list of courts where it’s going live.
  • Reminder: Defence solicitors and barristers can join one of our regular online support sessions to get help with using Common Platform. We’ll answer your questions, offer advice and help with troubleshooting. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and Thursdays at 9am - email us to book a session.

Family

Cross cutting services

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 42 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  2. Added translation

  3. Update for week commencing Monday 31 October 2022 published.

  4. Added translation

  5. Added translation

  6. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  7. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  8. Added translation

  9. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  10. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  11. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  12. Added translation

  13. Update for week commencing Monday 5 September 2022 published.

  14. Update for week commencing Monday 29 August 2022 published.

  15. Update for week commencing Monday 22 August 2022 published.

  16. Update for week commencing Monday 15 August 2022 published.

  17. Added translation

  18. Update for week commencing Monday 8 August 2022 published.

  19. Update for week commencing Monday 1 August 2022 published.

  20. Update for week commencing Monday 25 July 2022 published.

  21. Update for week commencing Monday 18 July 2022 published.

  22. Added translation

  23. Update for week commencing Monday 11 July 2022 published.

  24. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

  25. Update for week commencing Monday 27 June 2022 published.

  26. Operational update on bar action added.

  27. Update for week commencing Monday 20 June 2022 published.

  28. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

  29. Update for week commencing Monday 6 June 2022 published.

  30. Update for week commencing Monday 30 May 2022 published.

  31. Update for week commencing Monday 23 May 2022 published.

  32. Added translation

  33. Update for week commencing Monday 16 May 2022 published.

  34. Update for week commencing Monday 9 May 2022 published.

  35. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  36. Added translation

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

  38. Added translation

  39. Update for week commencing Monday 18 April 2022 published.

  40. Update for week commencing Monday 11 April 2022 published.

  41. Added translation

  42. Update for week commencing Monday 4 April 2022 published.

  43. Added translation

  44. Update for week commencing Monday 28 March 2022 published.

  45. Added translation

  46. Update on Common Platform added.

  47. Update for week commencing Monday 21 March 2022 published.

  48. Added translation

  49. Update for week commencing Monday 14 March 2022 published.

  50. Added translation

  51. Added translation

  52. Update for week commencing Monday 7 March 2022 published.

  53. Added translation

  54. Update for week commencing Monday 28 February 2022 published.

  55. Added translation

  56. Update for week commencing Monday 21 February 2022 published.

  57. Added translation

  58. Update for week commencing Monday 14 February 2022 published.

  59. Added translation

  60. Update for week commencing Monday 7 February 2022 published.

  61. Update for week commencing Monday 31 January 2022 published.

  62. Added translation

  63. Update for week commencing Monday 24 January 2022 published.

  64. Added translation

  65. Update for week commencing Monday 17 January 2022 published.

  66. Update for week commencing Monday 10 January 2022 published.

  67. Added translation

  68. Update for week commencing Monday 3 January 2022 published.

  69. Update for week commencing Monday 20 December 2021 published.

  70. Added translation

  71. Update for week commencing Monday 13 December 2021 published.

  72. Update for week commencing Monday 6 December 2021 published.

  73. Added translation

  74. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  75. Added translation

  76. Update for week commencing Monday 22 November 2021 published.

  77. Added translation

  78. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

  79. Page updated with changes to HMCTS operations for week commencing 8 Nov 2021.

  80. Update for week commencing Monday 1 November 2021 published.

  81. Added translation

  82. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

  83. Update for week commencing Monday 18 October 2021 published.

  84. Added translation

  85. Update for week commencing Monday 11 October 2021 published.

  86. Update for week commencing Monday 4 October 2021 published.

  87. Added translation

  88. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  89. Added translation

  90. Update for week commencing Monday 20 September 2021 published.

  91. Added translation

  92. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

  93. Update for week commencing Monday 6 September 2021 published.

  94. Added translation

  95. Update for week commencing Monday 30 August 2021 published.

  96. Added translation

  97. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  98. Welsh translation added.

  99. Update for week commencing Monday 16 August 2021 published.

  100. Added translation

  101. Update for week commencing Monday 9 August 2021 published.

  102. Added translation

  103. Update for week commencing Monday 2 August 2021 published.

  104. Added translation

  105. Update for week commencing Monday 26 July 2021 published.

  106. Added translation

  107. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

  108. Update for week commencing Monday 19 July 2021 published.

  109. Added translation

  110. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  111. Added translation

  112. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  113. Added translation

  114. Update for week commencing Monday 28 June 2021 published.

  115. Added translation

  116. Update for week commencing Monday 21 June 2021 published.

  117. Added translation

  118. Update for week commencing Monday 14 June 2021 published.

  119. Added translation

  120. Update for week commencing Monday 7 June 2021 published.

  121. Update for week commencing Monday 31 May 2021 published.

  122. Added translation

  123. Added line on operational status of courts in areas where COVID19 variant is spreading.

  124. First published.