HMCTS Common Platform: case management for prosecuting organisations

Common Platform is for HMCTS, the judiciary, and professional court users, including prosecuting organisations.

As a prosecuting organisation, you can use Common Platform to manage:

• single justice procedure (SJP) cases
• postal requisitions
• summons

Before you start

To use the service, you must have an account. If you’re a case officer in a prosecuting organisation, contact your Common Platform administrator to register you for your account.

Register your organisation for Common Platform

Once your administrator has registered you, we will contact you with next steps.

Find a case

Once your account is activated, you can start accessing case information in Common Platform on a desktop, laptop or tablet device.

You will need your phone for the security authentication but cannot use it to access Common Platform.

Start now

You cannot use Internet Explorer for Common Platform, so you may need to copy the link into one of these browsers:

• Edge (or Edge Chromium)
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari

There are terms and conditions that you will need to accept before being able to sign into Common Platform. You should allow the use of cookies when using Common Platform.

Get help and guidance

See our guides on using Common Platform

Your main contact for Common Platform is the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre (CTSC).