What we do

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of the criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales and non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. We work with an independent judiciary to provide a fair, efficient and effective justice system.

HMCTS is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

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Our policies

  1. Making the administrative justice and tribunals system more effective

    Actions being taken to make Administrative Justice and Tribunals more streamlined and efficient.

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. New family court centre opens in East London

    • 12 December 2014
    • Press release

  2. New appointment to HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board

    • 10 November 2014
    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our publications

  1. Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) register of cases

    • 6 March 2015
    • Guidance

  2. Charity appeals: register of tribunal cases

    • 26 February 2015
    • Guidance

See all our publications

Contact HMCTS

Find a court or tribunal

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

FOI requests

Data Access and Compliance Unit
Postal Point 10.31, Floor 10
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Find out about our commitment to publishing in the Welsh language scheme. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information.