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.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
21 May 2021
Last updated
1621 December 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 19 December 2022

The next weekly operational update will be issued on Friday 30 December 2022.

Crime

  • Reminder: Use new contact details for any queries about Common Platform cases in magistrates’ courts in the south-west or Wales. Contact our service centre instead of the court where the case will be heard. Phone 0330 808 4407 or email professionalcontactcrime@justice.gov.uk.
  • Reminder: From Tuesday 3 January 2023, the Crown Court Digital Case system (DCS) will permit the use of a further non CPS prosecutor, the Health and Safety Executive. This follows a period of successful testing and will apply to cases sent to the Crown Court on or after 3 January 2023. See guidance and training materials for those who use DCS to access, prepare and present case information. No further non CPS prosecutors will be onboarded to DCS.

Civil

  • Updated: On Tuesday 13 December 2022, Medway County and Family Court officially opened its new base in Gun Wharf by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. The project has created 6 hearing rooms, 6 judicial chambers, an advocates’ room and consultation rooms. Gun Wharf has replaced the former site at Anchorage House, which was vacated in June 2021.

Family

Tribunals

  • Updated: We are improving the way both legal professionals and appellants in person can submit their European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) appeals. As part of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber service reform, making the EUSS process digital will significantly reduce EUSS paper appeal volumes. Applicants can now benefit from an easier digital application form and track the progress of their case online. See our guidance for legal professionals.
  • Reminder: By increasing the number of days tribunals can operate, as many as 10,700 extra immigration and employment cases could be heard in the next 3 months. Thanks to a combined government investment of £8 million, up to 9,000 more immigration and asylum cases and up to 1,700 Employment Tribunals cases will be heard before the end of March 2023. This will speed up the process for people waiting for their cases to be heard and reduce the waiting time for legal decisions.

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 1621 December 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added translation

  2. Update for week commencing Monday 19 December 2022 published.

  3. Updated for week beginning 12 December 2022.

  4. Update for week commencing Monday 5 December 2022 published.

  5. Update for week commencing Monday 28 November 2022 published.

  6. Added translation

  7. Update for week commencing Monday 21 November 2022 published.

  8. Update for week commencing Monday 14 November published.

  9. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  10. Added translation

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

  12. Added translation

  13. Added translation

  14. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  15. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  16. Added translation

  17. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  18. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  19. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  20. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  25. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  30. Added translation

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

  32. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

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

  34. Operational update on bar action added.

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

  36. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

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

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

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

  40. Added translation

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

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

  43. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  44. Added translation

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

  46. Added translation

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

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

  49. Added translation

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

  51. Added translation

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

  53. Added translation

  54. Update on Common Platform added.

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

  56. Added translation

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

  58. Added translation

  59. Added translation

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

  61. Added translation

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

  63. Added translation

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

  65. Added translation

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

  67. Added translation

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

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

  70. Added translation

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

  72. Added translation

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

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

  75. Added translation

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

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

  78. Added translation

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

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

  81. Added translation

  82. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  83. Added translation

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

  85. Added translation

  86. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

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

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

  89. Added translation

  90. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

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

  92. Added translation

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

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

  95. Added translation

  96. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  97. Added translation

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

  99. Added translation

  100. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

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

  102. Added translation

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

  104. Added translation

  105. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  106. Welsh translation added.

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

  108. Added translation

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

  110. Added translation

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

  112. Added translation

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

  114. Added translation

  115. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

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

  117. Added translation

  118. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  119. Added translation

  120. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  121. Added translation

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

  123. Added translation

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

  125. Added translation

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

  127. Added translation

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

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

  130. Added translation

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

  132. First published.

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