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Friday 29 August 2025
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A weekly update on the news and information about courts and tribunals
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At Bristol Crown Court, a dedicated team of operational colleagues work behind the scenes to keep justice moving. From scheduling trials and supporting jurors to guiding witnesses and managing courtrooms, their work ensures every day in court runs smoothly and every person feels supported.
Find out how they help deliver justice in our latest blog Inside HMCTS blog.
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Submit Vodafone section 28 edits by Tuesday 2 September
We will soon be migrating all records from the old Vodafone system to PRE, our new pre-recorded evidence service, which is now in every Crown Court in England and Wales.
Any remaining Vodafone system edit requests must be submitted no later than Tuesday 2 September 2025, to support our data migration. We will not be able to action edits submitted after this date.
Please review any cases where a playback is scheduled between 2 and 20 September 2025 to avoid unedited recordings being shared at trial.
Once the migration is complete, all edit requests will follow the PRE process and all media will be accessible directly through the PRE system.
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Crime reform survey for defence practitioners
IFF Research, an independent social and market research organisation, is conducting a survey for HMCTS as part of the evaluation of the HMCTS Reform Programme in the crime jurisdiction.
The survey will be sent directly to defence practitioners and is open until Thursday 25 September. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and all responses are confidential.
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Applications to the Court of Protection for deputyship orders, or a replacement deputyship order, must be submitted on GOV.UK as specified by Practice Direction 9H, mandated in December 2024. You do not need to sign up or register to apply online but you will need a Payment by Account number to make your payment.
If you have any questions about the service, please contact the Court of Protection team at .
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We will be running the first of our probate service quarterly information sessions on Thursday 24 September 2025, from midday to 1pm.
The online session will include a general service update from the team and the opportunity to address queries and questions on more complex cases, including those involving orders, subpoenas and summons. Where possible, the team will assist on specific case-related queries in a private setting, subject to time and volume constraints.
If you’d like to attend please contact NSfamilybmt@justice.gov.uk.
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A four-week public consultation on a proposal to permanently close Stirling Social Security and Child Support Tribunal Hearing Centre is ending. You have until Wednesday 3 September 2025 to have your say.
The centre hears cases about benefits and similar payments but changes in the way these cases are now administered means the number of cases being heard by Stirling Tribunal Hearing Centre has reduced significantly, with many now heard remotely rather than in person.
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