HMCTS monthly bulletin - June 2023

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Keeping you updated with news about the reform programme

Issue 59  |  5 June 2023

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Helping people to navigate the justice system

Some people need support to navigate the justice system and our new signposting strategy aims to direct them to the help and advice they need, when they need it.


News Headlines

Enhancing accessibility at the Royal Courts of Justice

This blog describes how teams at the Royal Courts of Justice - built in the 1880s - have been working to improve support for court users with accessibility needs.

How video can support court users, victims and witnesses

We joined the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) session in Vienna, discussing video hearings and video evidence.

Improvements to MyHMCTS

Case Access Administrators for firms can now see all assigned and unassigned cases, adding or removing access to manage periods of absence or annual leave.

Read our updated vulnerability action plan

This plan outlines the way courts and tribunals are changing and improving to support vulnerable people to access the justice system.

Other News

We're aware that scammers are making fraudulent calls claiming to be high court enforcement officers.

More courts are due to go live with the Common Platform case management system this summer. 

We've published monthly management information from March 2022 to March 2023 to understand workload volumes and timeliness in courts and tribunals.

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