Nightingale courts
A list of additional Nightingale courtrooms set up to support the justice system.
We used additional temporary courts (known as ‘Nightingale’ courts) as one of a range of measures to increase capacity and alleviate the pressure on courts and tribunals during the pandemic.
Since then, we have kept many of these sites open where there is an operational need and benefit to doing so. Additional venues are set up on a temporary basis where there is a local need for extra court capacity and the venue is available.
This page shows the sites currently in use by region and will be updated as new sites open and others close.
| Court | Nightingale | Number of rooms | Type of work | Open until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Magistrates’ Court | Former Fleetwood Magistrates’ Court, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6AT | 4 | Civil and Family | 31 March 2026 |
| Central Criminal Court | CCT Venues Barbican, Aldersgate House, 135-137 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4JA | 2 | Crown | 9 August 2025 |
| Croydon Crown Court | Leonardo Hotel, Wellesley Road, Croydon CR0 9XY | 2 | Crown | 31 March 2026 |
| Gloucester Crown Court | Former Cirencester Magistrates’ Court, The Forum, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2PG | 2 | Crown | 31 March 2026 |
| Lewes Combined Court Centre | Former Chichester Crown Court, Southgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1SX | 2 | Crown | 31 March 2026 |
| Telford Justice Centre | Telford Annex, Telford Square, Malinsgate, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4JP | 3 | Civil and Family | 31 March 2026 |
Updates to this page
Last updated 31
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Updated active Nightingale courts list, removing Swansea.
Update history
2025-03-31 08:00
Updated active Nightingale courts list, removing Swansea.
2025-03-06 11:21
Updated list of Nightingale courts adding closure dates and consolidating the information to a singular table.
2024-11-22 18:00
Updated list to reflect changes to Maple House Nightingale court.
2024-10-18 08:00
Minor change to update figure from 2 to 4.
2024-08-23 20:00
Updated list of operational Nightingale courts.
2024-03-28 19:00
Updated list of active Nightingale Courts published.
2024-03-23 08:00
Updated list of active Nightingale Courts.
2024-02-14 09:46
Updated page to reflect the latest available information.
2023-03-17 18:00
Removed Cloth Hall Court from list as it’s now closed.
2023-01-05 15:52
Removed outdated Prospero House information.
2022-12-16 18:00
Removed Prospero House as it’s now closed.
2022-12-12 18:13
Re-added Prospero House to list as removed in error.
2022-12-12 18:00
Removed Prospero House from list as it’s closed.
2022-12-01 08:00
Updated name of Nightingale court in Croydon.
2022-03-31 17:42
Updated list of Nightingale court sites currently in use.
2021-11-08 09:00
Second Warwick Nightingale court opened.
2021-10-29 09:30
M40 J15 Warwick Hotel added to list of venues.
2021-10-01 09:51
Agreement to use York Hilton comes to an end.
2021-09-21 11:00
New location at Monument added.
2021-09-13 09:21
Addtional courtroom at Leeds Cloth Hall.
2021-06-02 11:47
Lancaster Town Hall added for Preston Combined Court and Lancaster Magistrates' Court.
2021-06-01 10:55
Maidstone Mercure Hotel added.
2021-04-06 14:14
Lancaster Town Hall temporarily closed until after 2021 local elections.
2021-04-06 13:53
Former Chichester Crown Court building added.
2021-03-31 18:28
Bristol Law Society Nightingale court closed on 31 March 2021.
2021-03-30 11:00
University of Bolton Stadium added to list.
2021-03-24 11:59
Updated to add Nottingham Mercure information to the table.
2021-03-16 11:54
Croydon, Hilton and Wolverhampton venues added.
2021-03-11 14:45
East Pallant House has closed and is no longer a Nightingale court.
2021-03-03 06:00
Maple House and CCT Venues Barbican added.
2021-02-17 11:21
Added Manchester Hilton Deansgate.
2021-02-10 17:19
Taunton Shire Hall added to list.
2021-01-28 14:12
Stafford Shire Hall added to list of Nightingale courts.
2021-01-25 14:40
Former Cirencester Magistrates' Court added to list of Nightingale courts.
2020-10-29 11:42
Additional nightingale courts added – Liverpool and Winchester.