Policy paper

HMCTS Vulnerability Action Plan

A plan outlining the the way courts and tribunals arehave changingchanged andthe improvingway they work to supportrun safely during COVID-19 and enable vulnerable people to access the justice system.

Documents

HMCTS Vulnerability Action Plan October 2021 update

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Cynllun Gweithredu ar gyfer Pobl sy’n Agored i Niwed - Hydref 2021

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HMCTS Vulnerability Action Plan

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These reports focus on identifying and understanding impacts for our vulnerable users and how we can support them.

We updated the plan in AprilOctober 20232021 to highlight action taken for our users.

TheThey documentslink to the HMCTS Recovery Plan and cover 3four main priority areas to help support vulnerable users. These are:users:

  • providing our vulnerable userspeople withhaving the support they need to access and participate in court and tribunal services
  • services andbeing signpostingaccessible tofor othervulnerable sourcesusers ofduring information and support when neededCOVID-19
  • gatheringsignposting andwhich collatingmeets evidencethe andneeds using it to identify impacts of changes on vulnerable userspeople
  • makingcollate ourevidence servicesand accessibleidentify forCOVID-19 vulnerableimpacts userson court and tribunal users.
Published 30 July 2020
Last updated 263 MayNovember 20232022 + show all updates
  1. Added update for April 2023

  2. October 2022 update added

  3. Easy read version added

  4. Added the Welsh translation for the Vulnerability Action Plan

  5. Vulnerability Action Plan April 2022 update added.

  6. Vulnerability Action Plan October update published.

  7. Welsh version published.

  8. First published.