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HMCTS weekly operational summary

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HMCTS operational summary for week commencing Monday 2431 July 2023

The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 284 JulyAugust 2023.

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  10. Updated for week beginning Monday 29 May 2023.

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  12. Updated for week beginning Monday 15 May 2023.

  13. Updated for week beginning Monday 1 May 2023.

  14. Updated for week commencing Monday 24 April 2023

  15. Updated for week beginning 17 April 2023.

  16. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 April 2023.

  17. Updated for week beginning Monday 3 April 2023.

  18. Updated for week commencing Monday 27 March 2023

  19. Updated for week beginning 20 March 2023.

  20. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 March 2023.

  21. Updated for week commencing Monday 6 March 2023.

  22. HMCTS Update week commencing 27 Feb 2023 added.

  23. Updated for week beginning 20 February 2023.

  24. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 February 2023.

  25. Updated for week beginning 6 February 2023.

  26. Update for week commencing Monday 30 January published.

  27. Update for week commencing Monday 23 January published.

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

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

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

  31. Added translation

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

  33. Updated for week beginning 12 December 2022.

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

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

  36. Added translation

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

  38. Update for week commencing Monday 14 November published.

  39. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  40. Added translation

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

  42. Added translation

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  44. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  45. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  46. Added translation

  47. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  48. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  49. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  50. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  55. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  60. Added translation

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

  62. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

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

  64. Operational update on bar action added.

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

  66. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

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

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

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

  70. Added translation

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

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

  73. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  74. Added translation

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

  76. Added translation

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

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

  79. Added translation

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

  81. Added translation

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

  83. Added translation

  84. Update on Common Platform added.

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

  86. Added translation

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

  88. Added translation

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

  91. Added translation

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

  93. Added translation

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

  95. Added translation

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

  97. Added translation

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

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

  100. Added translation

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

  102. Added translation

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

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

  105. Added translation

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

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

  108. Added translation

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

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

  111. Added translation

  112. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  113. Added translation

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

  115. Added translation

  116. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

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

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

  119. Added translation

  120. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

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

  122. Added translation

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

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

  125. Added translation

  126. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  127. Added translation

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

  129. Added translation

  130. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

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

  132. Added translation

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

  134. Added translation

  135. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  136. Welsh translation added.

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

  138. Added translation

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

  140. Added translation

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

  142. Added translation

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

  144. Added translation

  145. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

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

  147. Added translation

  148. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  149. Added translation

  150. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  151. Added translation

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

  153. Added translation

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

  155. Added translation

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

  157. Added translation

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

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

  160. Added translation

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

  162. First published.