Friday 15 November 2024

A weekly round-up of the latest news and information about courts and tribunals

Our response to operational pressures

Our latest Inside HMCTS blog post highlights the experiences of staff working on the frontline during the prisons capacity crisis and civil unrest over the summer.

Daniel Flury, HMCTS Operations Director introduces the reflections of some of our staff on how centralised planning, working closely with our partners and using technology effectively enabled us to maintain access to justice.

Monthly management information

Our latest monthly management information for September 2023 to September 2024 highlights workload volumes and timeliness at a national level for our civil and family courts, and tribunals.

Guidance for the Professional Users' Access Scheme

In October 2024, we introduced an adapted search for Professional Users’ Access Scheme members.

Our guidance has now been updated and includes information about the adapted searches are in the 'Conditions of Entry' guidance which has been sent to all organisations with members that participate in the scheme.Â

This follows our continuous review of risk assessments to ensure the safety of all court users, keep security measures proportionate and in doing so allow smooth access to our buildings by minimising queues.

Public disorder management information

We’ve published a further dataset about performance in our criminal courts in relation to the recent civil unrest.

This release gives information on the number of defendants listed for a first hearing and the outcomes at that hearing.Â

New probate drop in sessions

The probate team are holding drop in sessions throughout December. The sessions are your opportunity to meet the team, find out more about the service and share your feedback. Sessions are planned as follows:

For more information and to register your attendance please write to [email protected]Â

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