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.

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HMCTS operational summary for week commencing Monday 273 MarchApril 20232023.

The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 317 MarchApril 2023.

General

Easter opening times

  • Update: Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 7 to Monday 10 April 2023. Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday 8 and Monday 10 April 2023, but for remand hearings only. Read about Easter opening times.

Hosting the Supreme Court at Manchester

HMCTS reformsafeguarding policy

HMCTS reform

  • Reminder: Our CEO Nick Goodwin gave an update on the Reform Programme, including progress made so far and next steps for the year ahead. Read about HMCTS reform.

Public User Event 2023

  • Update:Reminder: Our sixth Annual Public User Event returned to its usual in-person format at our headquarters in London last week. The event reflected on achievements and focused on the future – it covered the latest progress of the Reform Programme across criminal, civil, family and tribunals jurisdictions. Read about the Public User Event.

Crime

Common Platform

Family

Financial remedy

  • Update:Reminder: Please use the application form C2 to make applications under the Children Act 1989. The Family Public Law service has recently received applications using old versions of the form that have become corrupted. Please remember to check case management systems and knowledge repositories to ensure they contain the current form.

  • Reminder: Please let us know you’re representing a party on a financial remedy case using the notice of change option on MyHMCTS. Find guidance on how to submit a notice of change.

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 242 MarchApril 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated for week beginning Monday 3 April 2023.

  2. Updated for week commencing Monday 27 March 2023

  3. Updated for week beginning 20 March 2023.

  4. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 March 2023.

  5. Updated for week commencing Monday 6 March 2023.

  6. HMCTS Update week commencing 27 Feb 2023 added.

  7. Updated for week beginning 20 February 2023.

  8. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 February 2023.

  9. Updated for week beginning 6 February 2023.

  10. Update for week commencing Monday 30 January published.

  11. Update for week commencing Monday 23 January published.

  12. Update for week commencing Monday 16 January 2023 published.

  13. Update for week commencing Monday 9 January 2023 published.

  14. Update for week commencing Monday 2 January 2023 published.

  15. Added translation

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

  17. Updated for week beginning 12 December 2022.

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

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

  20. Added translation

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

  22. Update for week commencing Monday 14 November published.

  23. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  24. Added translation

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

  26. Added translation

  27. Added translation

  28. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  29. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  30. Added translation

  31. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  32. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  33. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  34. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  39. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  44. Added translation

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

  46. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

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

  48. Operational update on bar action added.

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

  50. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

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

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

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

  54. Added translation

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

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

  57. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  58. Added translation

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

  60. Added translation

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

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

  63. Added translation

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

  65. Added translation

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

  67. Added translation

  68. Update on Common Platform added.

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

  70. Added translation

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

  72. Added translation

  73. Added translation

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

  75. Added translation

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

  77. Added translation

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

  79. Added translation

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

  81. Added translation

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

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

  84. Added translation

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

  86. Added translation

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

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

  89. Added translation

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

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

  92. Added translation

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

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

  95. Added translation

  96. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  97. Added translation

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

  99. Added translation

  100. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

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

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

  103. Added translation

  104. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

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

  106. Added translation

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

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

  109. Added translation

  110. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  111. Added translation

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

  113. Added translation

  114. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

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

  116. Added translation

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

  118. Added translation

  119. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  120. Welsh translation added.

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

  122. Added translation

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

  124. Added translation

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

  126. Added translation

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

  128. Added translation

  129. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

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

  131. Added translation

  132. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  133. Added translation

  134. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  135. Added translation

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

  137. Added translation

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

  139. Added translation

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

  141. Added translation

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

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

  144. Added translation

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

  146. First published.