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 2114 August 2023

The next weekly operational summary will be issued on Friday 2518 August 2023.

General

  • Reminder:Update: The Crown Court will work at maximum capacity for the third year running to reduce waiting times to deliver access to justice. The decision to continue not to cap judicial ‘sitting days’ will mean the Crown Court can hear the highest possible number of criminal cases this year. The government is also extending a separate capacity boost to allow the Immigration and Asylum Tribunals to work through asylum appeals as quickly as possible and remove unnecessary delays while cases are considered. Read more about sitting days.

Crime

Common Platform

Crime

Common Platform

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  • 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.

Civil

  • Update: We have created a national business centre for Civil, which will be known as the Civil National Business Centre, based in Northampton.

    The centre merges the work of the County Court Money Claims Centre at Prince William House in Salford, which is now closed, and the County Court Business Centre in Northampton.

    There will be no changes to our existing contact telephone numbers. See the contact details.

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Tribunals

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 1811 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated for week commencing 21 August 2023

  2. Updated for week commencing Monday 14 August 2023

  3. Updated for week commencing 7 August 2023

  4. Updated for week commencing 31 July 2023

  5. Updated for week commencing 24 July 2023

  6. Update for week commencing Monday 17 July published.

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

  8. Updated for week commencing 3 July 2023

  9. Updated for week commencing 26 June 2023

  10. Updated for week commencing 19 June 2023

  11. Updated for week commencing Monday 12 June 2023

  12. Updated for Week Commencing 5 June 2023

  13. Updated for week beginning Monday 29 May 2023.

  14. Updated for week beginning Monday 22 May 2023.

  15. Updated for week beginning Monday 15 May 2023.

  16. Updated for week beginning Monday 1 May 2023.

  17. Updated for week commencing Monday 24 April 2023

  18. Updated for week beginning 17 April 2023.

  19. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 April 2023.

  20. Updated for week beginning Monday 3 April 2023.

  21. Updated for week commencing Monday 27 March 2023

  22. Updated for week beginning 20 March 2023.

  23. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 March 2023.

  24. Updated for week commencing Monday 6 March 2023.

  25. HMCTS Update week commencing 27 Feb 2023 added.

  26. Updated for week beginning 20 February 2023.

  27. Updated for week beginning Monday 13 February 2023.

  28. Updated for week beginning 6 February 2023.

  29. Update for week commencing Monday 30 January published.

  30. Update for week commencing Monday 23 January published.

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

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

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

  34. Added translation

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

  36. Updated for week beginning 12 December 2022.

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

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

  39. Added translation

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

  41. Update for week commencing Monday 14 November published.

  42. Update for week commencing Monday 7 November published.

  43. Added translation

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

  45. Added translation

  46. Added translation

  47. Update for week commencing Monday 24 October published.

  48. Updated for week commencing 17 October.

  49. Added translation

  50. Updated for week commencing Monday 10 October 2022.

  51. Updated for week commencing Monday 3 October 2022.

  52. Updated for week commencing Monday 26 September 2022.

  53. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  58. Added translation

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

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

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

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

  63. Added translation

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

  65. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

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

  67. Operational update on bar action added.

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

  69. Update for week commencing Monday 13 June 2022.

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

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

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

  73. Added translation

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

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

  76. Update for week commencing Monday 2 May 2022.

  77. Added translation

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

  79. Added translation

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

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

  82. Added translation

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

  84. Added translation

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

  86. Added translation

  87. Update on Common Platform added.

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

  89. Added translation

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

  91. Added translation

  92. Added translation

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

  94. Added translation

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

  96. Added translation

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

  98. Added translation

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

  100. Added translation

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

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

  103. Added translation

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

  105. Added translation

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

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

  108. Added translation

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

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

  111. Added translation

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

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

  114. Added translation

  115. Update for week commencing Monday 29 November published.

  116. Added translation

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

  118. Added translation

  119. Update for week commencing Monday 15 November published.

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

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

  122. Added translation

  123. Update for week commencing Monday 25 October published.

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

  125. Added translation

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

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

  128. Added translation

  129. Update for week commencing Monday 27 September published.

  130. Added translation

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

  132. Added translation

  133. Update for week commencing Monday 13 September published.

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

  135. Added translation

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

  137. Added translation

  138. Updated for week commencing Monday 23 August 2021.

  139. Welsh translation added.

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

  141. Added translation

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

  143. Added translation

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

  145. Added translation

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

  147. Added translation

  148. Updated COVID guidance pages added.

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

  150. Added translation

  151. Update for week commencing Monday 12 July published.

  152. Added translation

  153. Update for week commencing Monday 5 July 2021.

  154. Added translation

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

  156. Added translation

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

  158. Added translation

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

  160. Added translation

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

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

  163. Added translation

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

  165. First published.