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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 714 August 2023

The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 1118 August 2023.

General

Crime

Common Platform

  • Update:Reminder: Every Crown and magistrates’ court now has access to the ‘Common Platform’ system, which will allow quicker and seamless sharing of information between all those involved in criminal justice cases. Find out more about Common Platform.

  • Update:Reminder: CEO, Nick Goodwin, reflects on completing the roll out of Common Platform to all criminal courts and what improvements are still to come.

  • Reminder: Legal professionals can join one of our regular online support sessions to get help with activating or logging into your account, accessing case information, checking in for a hearing or any other aspect of Common Platform. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and Thursdays at 9am. Book a drop-in session. For details on using Common Platform, watch our videos on how to use Common Platform and account registration and security. You can also read our how-to guides.

Family

  • Update:Reminder: Form COP3 (an ‘assessment of capacity’) to submit an expert opinion about someone’s mental capacity has been updated and should be used with immediate effect. Read about the updated form.

CivilTribunals

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 411 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated for week commencing Monday 14 August 2023

  2. Updated for week commencing 7 August 2023

  3. Updated for week commencing 31 July 2023

  4. Updated for week commencing 24 July 2023

  5. Update for week commencing Monday 17 July published.

  6. Update for week commencing Monday 10 July 2023 published.

  7. Updated for week commencing 3 July 2023

  8. Updated for week commencing 26 June 2023

  9. Updated for week commencing 19 June 2023

  10. Updated for week commencing Monday 12 June 2023

  11. Updated for Week Commencing 5 June 2023

  12. Updated for week beginning Monday 29 May 2023.

  13. Updated for week beginning Monday 22 May 2023.

  14. Updated for week beginning Monday 15 May 2023.

  15. Updated for week beginning Monday 1 May 2023.

  16. Updated for week commencing Monday 24 April 2023

  17. Updated for week beginning 17 April 2023.

  18. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 April 2023.

  19. Updated for week beginning Monday 3 April 2023.

  20. Updated for week commencing Monday 27 March 2023

  21. Updated for week beginning 20 March 2023.

  22. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 March 2023.

  23. Updated for week commencing Monday 6 March 2023.

  24. HMCTS Update week commencing 27 Feb 2023 added.

  25. Updated for week beginning 20 February 2023.

  26. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 February 2023.

  27. Updated for week beginning 6 February 2023.

  28. Update for week commencing Monday 30 January published.

  29. Update for week commencing Monday 23 January published.

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

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

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

  33. Added translation

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

  35. Updated for week beginning 12 December 2022.

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

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

  38. Added translation

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

  40. Update for week commencing Monday 14 November published.

  41. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  42. Added translation

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

  44. Added translation

  45. Added translation

  46. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  47. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  48. Added translation

  49. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  50. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  51. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  52. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  57. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  62. Added translation

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

  64. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

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

  66. Operational update on bar action added.

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

  68. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

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

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

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

  72. Added translation

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

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

  75. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  76. Added translation

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

  78. Added translation

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

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

  81. Added translation

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

  83. Added translation

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

  85. Added translation

  86. Update on Common Platform added.

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

  88. Added translation

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

  90. Added translation

  91. Added translation

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

  93. Added translation

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

  95. Added translation

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

  97. Added translation

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

  99. Added translation

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

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

  102. Added translation

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

  104. Added translation

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

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

  107. Added translation

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

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

  110. Added translation

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

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

  113. Added translation

  114. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  115. Added translation

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

  117. Added translation

  118. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

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

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

  121. Added translation

  122. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

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

  124. Added translation

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

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

  127. Added translation

  128. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  129. Added translation

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

  131. Added translation

  132. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

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

  134. Added translation

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

  136. Added translation

  137. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  138. Welsh translation added.

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

  140. Added translation

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

  142. Added translation

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

  144. Added translation

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

  146. Added translation

  147. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

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

  149. Added translation

  150. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  151. Added translation

  152. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  153. Added translation

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

  155. Added translation

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

  157. Added translation

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

  159. Added translation

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

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

  162. Added translation

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

  164. First published.