Swindon Combined Court scam
HMCTS has been made aware of reports of scammers contacting members of the public and impersonating HMCTS staff from Swindon Combined Court. We recently put out a message on social media alerting users to this.
If you suspect you have experienced a form of fraudulent communication, do not offer any payment and report it to Action Fraud via telephone on 0300 123 2040.
You can also refer to our guidance on how to recognise and handle fraudulent communications.
Security Officer strike update
Following a recent ballot of PCS trade union members employed by our security contractor, some court and tribunal security officers took industrial action on Friday 22 September. The action is expected to continue on 25, 27 and 29 September.
Where we have reason to believe people with hearings will be impacted by the action we will make contact with details of alternative arrangements.
On Friday, the following sites were closed to the public:
Blackpool County Court and Family Court, Bradford And Keighley Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Bradford Tribunal Hearing Centre (Phoenix House), Burnley Magistrates’ Court, Chester Civil Justice Centre, Darlington Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Gateshead Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Grimsby Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Harrogate Justice Centre, Huddersfield County Court and Family Court, Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Leeds Employment Tribunal - (City Exchange), Leeds Social Security and Child Support Tribunal (York House), Leyland Family Court, Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Lincoln Magistrates’ Court, Lincoln County Court, Manchester Tribunal Hearing Centre - Alexandra House (ET), Manchester Tribunal Hearing Centre - Piccadilly Exchange (IAC), North Shields County Court and Family Court, Prestatyn Justice Centre, Scarborough Justice Centre, Skipton Magistrates’ and County Court, Stockport Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Tameside Magistrates’ Court, Wakefield Civil and Family Justice Centre, Welshpool Magistrates’ Court, Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court, Wirral Magistrates’ Court, York County Court and Family Court.
Please check the Find a Court or Tribunal website for the latest information on each of our buildings.
Accessing online services
Following a temporary outage, users are now able to access our online services for the Tax Tribunal. Thank you for your patience whilst we worked to resolve the issue. This follows our update in last week’s newsletter, that the Help with Fees, Employment Tribunal refunds and Employment Tribunal ET1 and ET3 online services have been resolved and are now available.
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