MyHMCTS: How to apply for a family public law order

Use these guides to help with a family public law application using the MyHMCTS online service. You can you this service to apply for:

• care orders and interim care orders
• supervision orders and interim supervision orders
• emergency protection orders
• other orders under Part 4 of the Children Act 1989

If you a respondent’s legal representative, read our guidance on how to respond to a family public law order application.

If you are an intermediary, you cannot access MyHMCTS. The local authority will send you any court documents directly as required.

Before you start

Before you start, you might want to read the following MyHMCTS guidance:

• how to create a MyHMCTS organisation account – for example, to create, manage, submit and pay for online cases
• how to complete administration tasks – for example, sharing a case, assigning a case and filing a notice of change or acting

Get help and support

For help with registration and managing your organisation, email MyHMCTSsupport@justice.gov.uk. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

For help with technical issues using MyHMCTS to manage a family public law case, email FamilyPublicLawServiceTeam@justice.gov.uk.

For support or guidance on a case, email the court and tribunal contact centre at contactfpl@justice.gov.uk.

If you need to arrange for special measures at the hearing, you should contact the CTSC as soon as possible.