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HMCTS weekly update

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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HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
21 May 2021
Last updated
2822 March 2024 — See all updates

During March 2024, we will be emailing our ‘HMCTS Update’ to our subscribers on Friday afternoons, while we pilot a new publishing time.

From Friday 5 April, this update will be shared via email only and this page will no longer continue to be updated with the latest information. You can subscribe to receive our email alerts.

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HMCTS Update for Friday 22 March 2024

ThisNext week’s update will be published on Thursday 28 March 2024. This edition will be our final weekly update on GOV.UK before moving to an email only service.

General

Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2024

Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024. They will reopen on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday 30 March and Monday 1 April 2024, but for remand hearings only.

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

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

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

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